The Book of Numbers

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The Book of Numbers

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Zusammenfassung

Explores the fascination with numbers in every aspect of contemporary life from The Da Vinci Code to the Enigma Code as well as living in our digital world. In the tradition of the best-selling Book of Firsts Unexplored territory in the category of modern illustrated reference.

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The Book of Numbers by Peter Bentley

Numbers are at the heart of the existence of the universe and everything that is in it, and yet most of us have very little everyday understanding of the fundamentals of mathematics, let alone their part in philosophy, art, music, architecture, quantum mechanics, physics, computer technology, literature, biology, commerce, religion, and the occult; indeed every discipline which has been and is the proper study of man.This beautifully illustrated book, using computer imagery, historical drawing, paintings and photography gives a synopsis of many of the most important mathematical discoveries in each of these categories and captures something of the spirit of the men and women who have contributed to unravelling the secrets of numbers. From the discovery of zero to infinity, The Book of Numbers is calculated to amaze and astound the reader and even encourage further in depth study in the subject.

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Dr Peter Bentley is one of the most creative thinkers working in computer science today. He is Senior Research Fellow and College Teacher at the Department of Computer Science, University College London. He is known for his prolific research covering all aspects of Evolutionary Computation and Digital Biology. He is the author of the popular science book Digital Biology (Simon and Schuster USA), and editor of the books Evolutionary Design by Computers, Creative Evolutionary Systems and On Growth, Form and Computers. He is a regular contributor to programming on BBC Radio 4.
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ISBN 13 9781844033966
ISBN 10 1844033961
Titel The Book of Numbers
Autor Peter Bentley
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Octopus Publishing Group
Erscheinungsjahr 2008-02-15
Seitenanzahl 272
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