God Created The Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs that Changed History
Stephen HawkingMar 2007
Sold by Running Press AdultBestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawking explores the "masterpieces" of mathematics, 25 landmarks spanning 2,500 years and representing the work of 15 mathematicians, including Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann, and Alan Turing. This extensive anthology allows readers to peer into the mind of genius by providing them with excerpts from the original mathematical proofs and results. It also helps them understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of our present-day technologies. Each chapter begins with a biography of the featured mathematician, clearly explaining the significance of the result, followed by the full proof of the work, reproduced from the original publication.
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Running Press Adult
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Published on
Mar 29, 2007
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Pages
256
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ISBN
9780762432721
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Language
English
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Genres
Mathematics / Algebra / General
Mathematics / Essays
Mathematics / General
Mathematics / Geometry / General
Mathematics / History & Philosophy
Mathematics / Number Theory
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