Description
The author guides us through important milestones in the history of mathematics in 250 concise chapters, opening up a world full of immense mysteries and beauty. He presents the most significant mathematical insights and theories along with their brilliant discoverers, from Pythagoras and Euclid to Newton, Euler, and Gauss, all the way to Gödel, Mandelbrot, and Tegmark. Here, we also find the most peculiar puzzles and games ever devised by humans. Each stop is accompanied by quality illustrations that illustrate the secrets and wonders of the mathematical world. Pickover shows how mathematics permeates every scientific discipline, enabling it to explain the colors of sunsets, the architecture of our brains, and assist in exploring the properties of subatomic particles and distant galaxies.
Information
Author: Pickover Clifford A.
Publication date: October 30, 2012
Manufacturer: Argo, spol. s r.o.
Genres: Natural sciences, Non-fiction literature, Textbooks and languages, Books, Specialized and technical literature
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 542
ISBN/EAN: 9788073633684