The story of mathematics: in 24 equations

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Sinopse

You can’t present the history of art without pictures; equally equations are central to any history of mathematics.Spanning 4,000 years of civilisation, The Story of Mathematics describes twenty-four great equations that have shaped science and society – from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black-Scholes formula) and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton’s quaternion equations). This is a tale of genius, drama and beauty brought vividly to life in a compelling narrative by Dana Mackenzie and at the same time he tells us why these equations have something timeless to say about the universe.

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Autor: Dana Mackenzie