Seventeen Equations That Changed the World
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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 Worldexamines 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 Schr�dinger's cat.Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative,Seventeen Equations that Changed the Worldis a highly original exploration -- and explanation -- of life on earth.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Ian Stewart
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781847657695
- Release date
- 2012
