This is a charming and insightful contribution to an understanding of the "e;Science Wars"e; between postmodernist humanism and science, driving toward a resolution of the mutual misunderstanding that has driven the controversy.
In 2013, a little known mathematician in his late 50s stunned the mathematical community with a breakthrough on an age-old problem about prime numbers.
In 2013, a little known mathematician in his late 50s stunned the mathematical community with a breakthrough on an age-old problem about prime numbers.
Dieses essential stellt in kondensierter Form eine Neuinterpretation der Weierstraß'schen Konstruktion der reellen Zahlen vor: Ein vergleichsweise neuer Quellenfund lässt darauf schließen, dass der Weierstraß’sche Zahlbegriff bereits auf Mengenbegriffen basierte und somit sehr viel elementarer ist, als bislang angenommen wurde.
Dieses essential stellt in kondensierter Form eine Neuinterpretation der Weierstraß'schen Konstruktion der reellen Zahlen vor: Ein vergleichsweise neuer Quellenfund lässt darauf schließen, dass der Weierstraß’sche Zahlbegriff bereits auf Mengenbegriffen basierte und somit sehr viel elementarer ist, als bislang angenommen wurde.
First time in ebook format, this biography of Isaac Newton reveals the extraordinary influence that the study of alchemy had on the greatest Early Modern scientific discoveries.
In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus.
This new ebook from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.
With 2014 marking the tercentenary of the Longitude Act, this eloquent celebration of the sextant tells the story of this elegant instrument and explores its vital role in man's attempts to map the world.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Kurt Godel first published his celebrated theorem, showing that no axiomatization can determine the whole truth and nothing but the truth concerning arithmetic, nearly a century ago.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Kurt Godel first published his celebrated theorem, showing that no axiomatization can determine the whole truth and nothing but the truth concerning arithmetic, nearly a century ago.
Sie kamen aus allen Schichten und lebten in aller Herren Länder; sie waren Exzentriker wie Isaac Newton, Außenseiter wie Alan Turing oder gehörten zum Establishment wie Pierre de Fermat.
Combining myth, biography, and wit, this is a highly original depiction of cutting-edge science and its profound implications, told through the scientists who are rewriting life on earth.
Una fascinante historia salpicada de anécdotas, paradojas y personajes singulares, en busca de los fundamentos de la matemáticas y el pensamiento racional.
Ha sido preocupación primordial del autor procurar destacar lo que la realidad y el tiempo han situado y mantenido en primer plano de importancia, y establecer la gradación hacia ideas menores, aunque también valiosas.
