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God Created The Integers (English)(The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History - ISBN: 9780762419227)As low as $7.45 from AbeBooks.com Publisher: Running Pr Book Pub Format: Hardcover Published Date: October 2005 MSRP: $29.95 Synopsis: Bestselling 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 .... Read More |
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| Book Synopsis | |
| Bestselling 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. | |
| Book Details | |
| Contributors: |
Editor: Stephen W. Hawking |
 ISBN: |
9780762419227 |
| Edition Title: | God Created The Integers |
| Published Date: | October 2005 |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Page: | 1160 |
| Fiction: | No |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Publisher: | Running Pr Book Pub |
| Imprint Company: | Running Pr Book Pub |
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Book Language: |
English |
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Publisher Note Bestselling 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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| About the Editor Stephen W. Hawking | |
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Born: 1942 in Oxford, England |
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