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Beschreibung

This revised and greatly expanded second edition contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of key scientists throughout five centuries of history: from the first steps in algebra up to new achievements in geometry in connection with physics. The heroes of the book are renowned figures from early eras, such as Cardano, Galileo, Huygens, Leibniz, Pascal, Euler, Lagrange, and Laplace, as well some scientists of last century: Klein, Poincaré, and Ramanujan. The volume provides biographical glimpses of scientists and their contributions in the context of the social and political background of their times. It examines many original sources, from the scientists' research papers to their personal documents and letters; furthermore, detailed mathematical arguments and diagrams are supplied to help explain some of the most significant discoveries. Lovers of science will not want to miss this story of remarkable intellectuals and their scientific legacy.

This revised and greatly expanded second edition contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of key scientists throughout five centuries of history: from the first steps in algebra up to new achievements in geometry in connection with physics. The heroes of the book are renowned figures from early eras, such as Cardano, Galileo, Huygens, Leibniz, Pascal, Euler, Lagrange, and Laplace, as well some scientists of last century: Klein, Poincaré, and Ramanujan. The volume provides biographical glimpses of scientists and their contributions in the context of the social and political background of their times. It examines many original sources, from the scientists' research papers to their personal documents and letters; furthermore, detailed mathematical arguments and diagrams are supplied to help explain some of the most significant discoveries. Lovers of science will not want to miss this story of remarkable intellectuals and their scientific legacy.

Zusammenfassung

This revised and greatly expanded second edition contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of key scientists throughout five centuries of history: from the first steps in algebra up to new achievements in geometry in connection with physics. The heroes of the book are renowned figures from early eras, such as Cardano, Galileo, Huygens, Leibniz, Pascal, Euler, Lagrange, and Laplace, as well some scientists of last century: Klein, Poincaré, and Ramanujan. The volume provides biographical glimpses of scientists and their contributions in the context of the social and political background of their times. It examines many original sources, from the scientists' research papers to their personal documents and letters; furthermore, detailed mathematical arguments and diagrams are supplied to help explain some of the most significant discoveries. Lovers of science will not want to miss this story of remarkable intellectuals and their scientific legacy.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Ars Magna (The Great Art).- Two Tales of Galileo.- Christiaan Huygens and Pendulum Clocks.- Secrets of the Cycloid.- Blaise Pascal.- The Beginnings of Higher Geometry.- Leonhard Euler.- Joseph Louis Lagrange.- Pierre-Simon Laplace.- Prince of Mathematicians.- Felix Klein.- The Magic World of Henri Poincaré.- The Enigma of Ramanujan.- On the Advantages of Coordinates and the Art of Chaining Hyperboloids.- The Complex World of Roger Penrose.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xx
388 S.
68 s/w Illustr.
388 p. 68 illus.
ISBN-13: 9780387360263
ISBN-10: 0387360263
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 11790631
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gindikin, Simon
Übersetzung: Shuchat, Alan
Auflage: 2nd 2007 edition
Hersteller: Springer New York
Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-14197 Berlin, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 238 x 157 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Gindikin
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.11.2006
Gewicht: 0,567 kg
Artikel-ID: 102145697