From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, he explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory - and considers how each affected society and changed everyday life forever.
| ISBN: | 9781847247681 |
| Publication date: | 3rd September 2009 |
| Author: | Ian Stewart |
| Publisher: | Quercus an imprint of Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Mathematics Popular Science |