Seventeen Equations that Changed the World
«His wondrous world of worked-out maths and joined-up thinking is radical and even romantic»
The Times
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. Les mer
Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is a highly original exploration -- and explanation -- of life on earth.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Profile Books Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 352
- ISBN
- 9781846685323
- Utgivelsesår
- 2013
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«His wondrous world of worked-out maths and joined-up thinking is radical and even romantic»
The Times
«Interesting and authoritative»
BBC Focus