Science is hugely influential in our culture. Equations lie at the heart of many of the most extraordinarily successful scientific theories. Yet, for many of us, these equations have been a closed book. Their difficult form has often acted as an obstacle to any understanding of their significance and they have even come to embody the mystery and terror of modern science. It Must Be Beautiful redresses this by presenting the great equations of modern science for non-mathematical readers, thereby attempting to convey some of their power and beauty. .. It Must Be Beautiful brings together some world-leading scientists with great historians and science writers, each with a gift for explanation. The authors each unpack an equation so that it becomes understandable, and we are entertained and enlightened by a knowledge of how it was arrived at, what it can do and its importance in contemporary culture.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Granta
ISBN-10
1862074798
ISBN-13
9781862074798
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2193591
Product Key Features
Book Title
It Must Be Beautiful : Great Equations of Modern Science
Author
Graham Farmelo
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, History
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Science, Mathematics
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Copyright Date
2002
Dewey Decimal
512.9/4
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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