In Pursuit of the Unknown
17 Equations That Changed the World. Basic Books, 2012.
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A fact-based study of seventeen mathematical equations that have impacted nearly every facet of the world from engineering to science to saving lives, and how they continue impacting us today.
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Who should read In Pursuit of the Unknown
Mathematicians • historians • scientists • engineers • teachers • students
About the author of In Pursuit of the Unknown
British mathematician Ian Stewart has served as Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick, England, where he obtained his PhD in mathematics. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications. From 1990 to 2001, Stewart was the Mathematical Recreations columnist for Scientific American magazine.
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