Seventeen Equations that Changed the World
(Sprache: Englisch)
Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development...
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Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat.
Autoren-Porträt von Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University. He has published more than eighty books including Mathematics of Life , Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities , Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, and does research on pattern formation and network dynamics.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ian Stewart
- 2013, X, 342 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,8 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Profile Books
- ISBN-10: 184668532X
- ISBN-13: 9781846685323
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.06.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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