Seventeen Equations that Changed the World

Stewart, Professor Ian

Profile Books Ltd, 2013

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Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat.

ISBN-13
9781846685323
ISBN-10
184668532X
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Year
2013
Publication date
2013-06-13
Pages
352
Dimensions
197 x 132 x 23
Weight
288