Infinite Powers
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Infinite Powers

The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe

Steven Strogatz

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Infinite Powers

The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe

Steven Strogatz

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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019 A magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world's foremost mathematicians. This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death. Taking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Archimedes to today's breakthroughs in chaos theory and artificial intelligence. Filled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Fourier, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, medicine, philosophy, and much besides.

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Publisher
Atlantic Books
Year
2019
ISBN
9781786492968
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
Algebra
Index
Mathematics

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    Citation styles for Infinite Powers

    APA 6 Citation

    Strogatz, S. (2019). Infinite Powers ([edition unavailable]). Atlantic Books. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3523107 (Original work published 2019)

    Chicago Citation

    Strogatz, Steven. (2019) 2019. Infinite Powers. [Edition unavailable]. Atlantic Books. https://www.perlego.com/book/3523107.

    Harvard Citation

    Strogatz, S. (2019) Infinite Powers. [edition unavailable]. Atlantic Books. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3523107 (Accessed: 8 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Strogatz, Steven. Infinite Powers. [edition unavailable]. Atlantic Books, 2019. Web. 8 July 2024.