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Numbers at Work

A Cultural Perspective

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Buch | Hardcover
222 Seiten
2007
A K Peters (Verlag)
978-1-56881-290-8 (ISBN)

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Numbers at Work - Rudolf Taschner
CHF 179,95 inkl. MwSt
Drawing from historical examples, this book explains the role that numbers and, in particular, mathematics play in all aspects of our civilization and culture. Each chapter focuses on the influence of mathematics in a specific field and on a specific historical figure, such as "Pythagoras: Numbers and Symbol"; "Bach: Numbers and Music"; and more.
Drawing primarily from historical examples, this book explains the tremendous role that numbers and, in particular, mathematics play in all aspects of our civilization and culture. The lively style and illustrative examples will engage the reader who wants to understand the many ways in which mathematics enables science, technology, art, music, politics, and rational foundations of human thought. Each chapter focuses on the influence of mathematics in a specific field and on a specific historical figure, such as "Pythagoras: Numbers and Symbol"; "Bach: Numbers and Music"; "Descartes: Numbers and Space."

A highly respected applied mathematician, the author was Austria's "Scientist of the Year 2004." He is also the creator of math.space, a one-of-a-kind project located at the Viennese MuseumsQuartier, one of the world's ten biggest museum complexes. It opened in January 2003 with the goal of showing that mathematics is one of the highest cultural achievements of our society.

Preface, Pythagoras: Numbers and Symbol, Bach: Numbers and Music, Hofmannsthal: Numbers and Time, Descartes: Numbers and Space, Leibniz: Numbers and Logic, Laplace: Numbers and Politics, Bohr: Numbers and Matter, Pascal: Numbers and Spirit, Notes, Acknowledgments, Figure Credits, Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.5.2007
Verlagsort Natick
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 570 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Arithmetik / Zahlentheorie
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10 1-56881-290-6 / 1568812906
ISBN-13 978-1-56881-290-8 / 9781568812908
Zustand Neuware
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