| Edition |
New ed. |
| Description |
xv, 1358 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Euclid (c.325 BC-265 BC) -- Archimedes (287 BC-212 BC) -- Diophantus (third century AD) -- Rene⁺ѓ Descartes (1596-1650) -- Isaac Newton (1642-1727) -- Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) -- Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) -- |
| Summary |
Bestselling author and physicist Hawking explores the "masterpieces" of mathematics, 25 landmarks spanning 2,500 years and representing the work of 15 mathematicians, including Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann, and Alan Turing. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- History.
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Mathematicians -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.)
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| ISBN |
9780762430048 |
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0762430044 |
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