God Created The Integers

God Created The Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History

by Stephen Hawking

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Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
1376 
Publisher:
The Perseus Books Group 
Publication Date:
18 September 2007 
Category:
Business Mathematics & Systems 
ISBN:
9780762430048 

Description

Pulled together for the first time, and paired with commentary from the worlds most respected scholars, God Created the Integers presents historys extraordinary moments in math, culled from 2,500 years of history and 21 distinguished mathematicians, four more than the hardcover edition. Each chapter begins with a profile of one of these mathematical masters, followed by original printings of their relevant works. This new paperback edition includes the work of Euler, Galois, Bolyai, and Lobachevsky. Readers get a window into the minds of these geniuses and can see the unfolding thought process as it leads, inevitably, to the high-water marks in mathematical thinking. This new edition comes with an index to make it a valuable and easy-to-use research and reference tool.

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