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Title: SEVENTEEN EQUATIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
By: Ian Stewart
Format: Electronic book text

List price: £8.99


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ISBN 10: 1847657699
ISBN 13: 9781847657695
Publisher: PROFILE BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 2 February, 2012
Translated from: English
Description: 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.
Synopsis: 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 Schrodinger's cat.Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is a highly original exploration -- and explanation -- of life on earth.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Returns: Non-returnable
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