Significant Figures: The Lives and Work of Great Mathematicians
Ian Stewart
Sep 2017 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Roger Clark
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In Significant Figures, acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart introduces the visionaries of mathematics throughout history. Delving into the lives of twenty-five great mathematicians, Stewart examines the roles they played in creating, inventing, and discovering the mathematics we use today. Through these short biographies, we get acquainted with the history of mathematics from Archimedes to Benoit Mandelbrot, and learn about those too often left out of the cannon, such as Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (c. 780–850), the creator of algebra, and Augusta Ada King (1815–1852), Countess of Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer.
Tracing the evolution of mathematics over the course of two millennia, Significant Figures will educate and delight aspiring mathematicians and experts alike.
Tracing the evolution of mathematics over the course of two millennia, Significant Figures will educate and delight aspiring mathematicians and experts alike.
In Significant Figures, acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart introduces the visionaries of mathematics throughout history. Delving into the lives of twenty-five great mathematicians, Stewart examines the roles they played in creating, inventing, and discovering the mathematics we use today. Throug...
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Ian Stewart is a professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick and the author of numerous books on mathematics. He has written for New Scientist and Scientific American, among other publications. Stewart lives in Coventry, England.
Roger Clark is a professional actor and voice-over artist who lives in New York City. He has performed in over forty-five countries.
Ian Stewart is a professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick and the author of numerous books on mathematics. He has written for New Scientist and Scientific American, among other publications. Stewart lives in Coventry, England.
Roger Clark is a professional actor and voice-over artist...
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