Prime Obsession: Berhhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:John DerbyshireAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2004-05-25Pages:448
Language:EnglishPublisher:Plume BooksISBN-13:9780452285255ISBN-10:452285259UPC:9780452285255Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MathematicsBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, History & Philosophy, Number TheorySize:7.98 x 5.38 x 0.95 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SCHWKFAB33
Prime Obsession: Berhhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
The definitive story of the Riemann Hypothesis, a fascinating and epic mathematical mystery that continues to challege the world. In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, a little-known thirty-two year old mathematician, made a hypothesis while presenting a paper to the Berlin Academy titled "On the Number of Prime Numbers Less Than a Given Quantity." Today, after 150 years of careful research and exhaustive...
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Plume BooksISBN-13:9780452285255ISBN-10:452285259UPC:9780452285255Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MathematicsBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, History & Philosophy, Number TheorySize:7.98 x 5.38 x 0.95 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SCHWKFAB33
JOHN DERBYSHIRE is a contributing editor for National Review, where he writes a regular column. He also contributes regularly to National Review Online and writes frequently for a number of other publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the American Conservative, the Washington Examiner, and the New Criterion. In addition to his opinion journalism, he writes on the subject of mathematics...
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