Peculiar Deaths Of Famous Mathematicians
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Peculiar Deaths Of Famous Mathematicians
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Author : Ioanna Georgiou
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Peculiar Deaths Of Famous Mathematicians written by Ioanna Georgiou and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Electronic books categories.
Peculiar Deaths Of Famous Mathematicians
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Author : Ioanna Georgiou
language : en
Publisher: Tarquin Group
Release Date : 2022-06-30
Peculiar Deaths Of Famous Mathematicians written by Ioanna Georgiou and has been published by Tarquin Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-30 with categories.
Some mathematicians will not only be remembered for their mathematical advancements, but also for their peculiar deaths; some of those gravely miscalculated! But one of the stories is distorted--can you guess which one? Peculiar Deaths combines short stories about key mathematicians from the past, with details of the mathematical advances that they made. To the puzzle of which death is made up, there is also a visual puzzle in each chapter. A great way to learn about mathematics of the past, and for Middle, Junior High, and High School students to enjoy learning and understand key concepts. 1. Can Beans Kill You? - Pythagoras 2. Death by Square Root - Hippasus 3. You should not be Disturbing my Circles! - Archimedes 4. What? A Woman Mathematician? Die! - Hypatia 5. A bit of Gambling Killed No-one, Ever - Gerolamo Cardano 6. A Very Rich Way to Die - Tycho Brahe 7. Death by Time Calculation - Abraham De Moivre 8. Just a Bit Too Young - Evariste Galois 9. At the Mental Asylum - Andre Bloch 10. Self-imposed Starvation and other Difficulties - Kurt Gödel
A Strange Wilderness
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Author : Amir D. Aczel
language : en
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Release Date : 2011-10-04
A Strange Wilderness written by Amir D. Aczel and has been published by Union Square + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The international bestselling author of Fermat’s Last Theorem explores the eccentric lives of history’s foremost mathematicians. From Archimedes’s eureka moment to Alexander Grothendieck’s seclusion in the Pyrenees, bestselling author Amir Aczel selects the most compelling stories in the history of mathematics, creating a colorful narrative that explores the quirky personalities behind some of the most groundbreaking, influential, and enduring theorems. Alongside revolutionary innovations are incredible tales of duels, battlefield heroism, flamboyant arrogance, pranks, secret societies, imprisonment, feuds, and theft—as well as some costly errors of judgment that prove genius doesn’t equal street smarts. Aczel’s colorful and enlightening profiles offer readers a newfound appreciation for the tenacity, complexity, eccentricity, and brilliance of our greatest mathematicians.
The Great Mathematicians
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Author : Raymond Flood
language : en
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Release Date : 2012-06-01
The Great Mathematicians written by Raymond Flood and has been published by Arcturus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-01 with History categories.
Why did Florence Nightingale introduce pie charts? How did Lewis Carroll regard Pythagoras? Who learned calculus from her nursery wallpaper? Spanning from the ancient world to the modern age, The Great Mathematicians tells fascinating and unusual tales of the men and women who transformed mathematics. We meet the mathematician who knew eight languages by the time he was 11, the one who was sent to jail for gambling and the one who published a lot yet never existed. As well as providing rich bibliographic detail, Professors Raymond Flood and Robin Wilson explain various theorems using concise and accessible language. These include the Pythagorean theorem, Gödel's Incompleteness theorem, Fermat's Last Theorem and many more. Flood and Wilson are both former presidents of the British Society for the History of Mathematics and are uniquely qualified to lay out this incredible tale. This entertaining and rigorously accurate book presents mathematics with a human face, celebrating the achievements of the greatest mathematicians across history.
Math Makers
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Author : Alfred S. Posamentier
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-02-01
Math Makers written by Alfred S. Posamentier and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-01 with Mathematics categories.
An entertaining history of mathematics as chronicled through fifty short biographies. Mathematics today is the fruit of centuries of brilliant insights by men and women whose personalities and life experiences were often as extraordinary as their mathematical achievements. This entertaining history of mathematics chronicles those achievements through fifty short biographies that bring these great thinkers to life while making their contributions understandable to readers with little math background. Among the fascinating characters profiled are Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the founder of classical physics and infinitesimal calculus—he frequently quarreled with fellow scientists and was obsessed by alchemy and arcane Bible interpretation; Sophie Germain (1776 - 1831), who studied secretly at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, using the name of a previously enrolled male student—she is remembered for her work on Fermat's Last Theorem and on elasticity theory; Emmy Noether (1882 - 1935), whom Albert Einstein described as the most important woman in the history of mathematics—she made important contributions to abstract algebra and in physics she clarified the connection between conservation laws and symmetry; and Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), who came from humble origins in India and had almost no formal training, yet made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.The unusual behavior and life circumstances of these and many other intriguing personalities make for fascinating reading and a highly enjoyable introduction to mathematics.
Who Killed Professor X
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Author : Thodoris Andriopoulos
language : en
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Release Date : 2014-12-30
Who Killed Professor X written by Thodoris Andriopoulos and has been published by Birkhäuser this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-30 with Mathematics categories.
This graphic novel is both a historical novel as well as an entertaining way of using mathematics to solve a crime. The plot, the possible motive of every suspect, and the elements of his or her character are based on actual historical figures. The 2nd International Congress of Mathematicians is being held in Paris in 1900. The main speaker, the renowned Professor X, is found dead in the hotel dining room. Foul play is suspected. The greatest mathematicians of all time (who are attending the Congress) are called in for questioning. Their statements to the police, however, take the form of mathematical problems. The Chief Inspector enlists the aid of a young mathematician to help solve the crime. Do numbers always tell the truth? Or don’t they?
Mathematical Scandals
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Author : Theoni Pappas
language : en
Publisher: Paw Prints
Release Date : 2009-06-29
Mathematical Scandals written by Theoni Pappas and has been published by Paw Prints this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-29 with Mathematicians categories.
A collection of stories about famous mathematicians and their very human background in the history of mathematics, including the paranoia of Godel and how Newton's apple never was
Gazette Of The Union Golden Rule And Odd Fellows Family Companion
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851
Gazette Of The Union Golden Rule And Odd Fellows Family Companion written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1851 with categories.
The Error Of Truth
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Author : Steven J. Osterlind
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-24
The Error Of Truth written by Steven J. Osterlind and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-24 with Science categories.
Quantitative thinking is our inclination to view natural and everyday phenomena through a lens of measurable events, with forecasts, odds, predictions, and likelihood playing a dominant part. The Error of Truth recounts the astonishing and unexpected tale of how quantitative thinking came to be, and its rise to primacy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Additionally, it considers how seeing the world through a quantitative lens has shaped our perception of the world we live in, and explores the lives of the individuals behind its early establishment. This worldview was unlike anything humankind had before, and it came about because of a momentous human achievement: we had learned how to measure uncertainty. Probability as a science was conceptualised. As a result of probability theory, we now had correlations, reliable predictions, regressions, the bellshaped curve for studying social phenomena, and the psychometrics of educational testing. Significantly, these developments happened during a relatively short period in world history— roughly, the 130-year period from 1790 to 1920, from about the close of the Napoleonic era, through the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolutions, to the end of World War I. At which time, transportation had advanced rapidly, due to the invention of the steam engine, and literacy rates had increased exponentially. This brief period in time was ready for fresh intellectual activity, and it gave a kind of impetus for the probability inventions. Quantification is now everywhere in our daily lives, such as in the ubiquitous microchip in smartphones, cars, and appliances; in the Bayesian logic of artificial intelligence, as well as applications in business, engineering, medicine, economics, and elsewhere. Probability is the foundation of quantitative thinking. The Error of Truth tells its story— when, why, and how it happened.
Mathematicians Of The World Unite
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Author : Guillermo Curbera
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2009-02-23
Mathematicians Of The World Unite written by Guillermo Curbera and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-23 with Mathematics categories.
This vividly illustrated history of the International Congress of Mathematicians — a meeting of mathematicians from around the world held roughly every four years — acts as a visual history of the 25 congresses held between 1897 and 2006, as well as a story of changes in the culture of mathematics over the past century. Because the congress is an international meeting, looking at its history allows us a glimpse into the effect of wars and strained relations between nations on the scientific community.