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The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics

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The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics
- The Music of the Primes
Inthe tradition of Fermatâ€™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 mathematicsâ€”the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, calls TheMusic of the Primes â€œan amazing book.Â .Â .Â .Â I could not put it down once Ihad started.â€ Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman,writes, â€œthis 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.â€
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0062064010_gdd_341
ReleaseDate 2012-08-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780062064011

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