Numericon
Author | : Marianne Freiberger |
Publisher | : Quercus |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2015-03-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781623654115 |
ISBN-13 | : 1623654114 |
Rating | : 4/5 (114 Downloads) |
Download or read book Numericon written by Marianne Freiberger and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numericon tells the stories of the numbers, mathematical discoveries, oddities and personalities that have shaped the way we understand the world around us. Each chapter is its own story about a number: why 12 is a sublime number, why 13 is unlucky and 7 lucky, and how imaginary numbers hold up buildings. The book tells the stories of ancient mathematicians, ground-breaking discoveries and mathematical applications that affect our world and our lives in so many ways.