Infinite Powers
The Story of Calculus - the Language of the Universe
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ISBN
9781786492951
Bindwijze
Paperback
Taal
Engels
Auteur
Uitgeverij
Atlantic Books
Jaar van uitgifte
2019
Aantal pagina's
320
Waar gaat het over?
This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death. Taking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Aristotle to today's million-dollar reward that awaits whoever cracks Reimann's hypothesis. Filled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Euler, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, ethics, philosophy, and much besides.
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