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The Great Equations

Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg
Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2010
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-33793-8 (ISBN)
CHF 23,80 inkl. MwSt
"Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place." —Publishers Weekly
While we may be familiar with some of science’s greatest equations, we may not know that each and every equation emerged not in "Eureka!" moments but in years of cultural developments and scientific knowledge. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease shares the stories behind ten of history’s greatest equations, from the "first equation," 1 + 1 = 2, which promises a rational, well-ordered world, to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, which reveals the limitations of human knowledge. For every equation, Crease provides a brief account of who discovered it, what dissatisfactions lay behind its discovery, and what the equation says about the nature of our world.

Robert P. Crease is the chairman of the philosophy department at Stony Brook University and the author of several books on science, including The Quantum Moment and The Great Equations. He lives in New York City.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 12.2.2010
Zusatzinfo 43 illustrations
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 208 mm
Gewicht 291 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Algebra
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10 0-393-33793-6 / 0393337936
ISBN-13 978-0-393-33793-8 / 9780393337938
Zustand Neuware
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