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The Music of the Primes
Contributor(s): Du Sautoy, Marcus (Author)

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 ISBN: 0062064010     ISBN-13: 9780062064011
Publisher: Harper Perennial
OUR PRICE: $17.09  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | History & Philosophy
- Mathematics | Number Theory
- Mathematics | Number Systems
Dewey: 512.7
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.60 lbs) 368 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
Inthe tradition of Fermat's Enigma and Pi, Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engagingstory of Bernhard Reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics--the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, calls TheMusic of the Primes "an amazing book. . . . I could not put it down once Ihad started." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman, writes, "this fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of themathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy's enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymnto the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkestcorners of his most arcane universe."

Contributor Bio(s): Du Sautoy, Marcus: -

Marcus du Sautoy is a professor of mathematics and the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. He is a frequent contributor on mathematics to The Times, The Guardian, and the BBC, and he lives in London.


 
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