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Seventeen Equations That Changed the World

$14.22

Publisher: Profile

Author: Ian Stewart

From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere -- and they are fundamental to everyday life.Seventeen Equations that Changed the World examines seventeen ground-breaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras's 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 Schrödinger's cat. Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is a highly original exploration -- and explanation -- of life on earth.
ISBN: 9781846685323
Publisher: Profile
Imprint: Profile Books
Published date:
DEWEY: 512.94
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: x, 342
Weight: 286g
Height: 197mm
Width: 132mm
Spine width: 23mm

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