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- De James Orlin en 04-28-22
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A Most Elegant Equation
- Euler’s Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics
- De: David Stipp
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 5 h y 2 m
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Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry". This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still regarded as a conceptual diamond of unsurpassed beauty. Called Euler's identity, or God's equation, it includes just five numbers but represents an astonishing revelation of hidden connections.
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Good treatment of the subject
- De Kindle Customer en 04-09-18
De: David Stipp
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Significant Figures
- The Lives and Work of Great Mathematicians
- De: Ian Stewart
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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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.
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Beware
- De Anton Kurtz en 12-08-18
De: Ian Stewart
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Measurement
- De: Paul Lockhart
- Narrado por: Kyle Tait
- Duración: 9 h y 17 m
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For seven years, Paul Lockhart's A Mathematician's Lament enjoyed a samizdat-style popularity in the mathematics underground, before demand prompted its 2009 publication to even wider applause and debate. An impassioned critique of K-12 mathematics education, it outlined how we shortchange students by introducing them to math the wrong way. Here, Lockhart offers the positive side of the math education story by showing us how math should be done. Measurement offers a permanent solution to math phobia by introducing us to mathematics as an artful way of thinking and living.
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Wonderfully written!
- De Emelie Reuterswärd en 02-27-20
De: Paul Lockhart
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Exact Thinking in Demented Times
- The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science
- De: Karl Sigmund
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 13 h y 58 m
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Inspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert's pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most brilliant minds of the generation came together in post-World War I Vienna to present the latest theories in mathematics, science, and philosophy and to build a strong foundation for scientific investigation. Composed of such luminaries as Kurt Gödel and Rudolf Carnap, and stimulated by the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper, the Vienna Circle left an indelible mark on science.
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Historical narrative, with physics and despair.
- De Philip J. Kurle en 10-08-18
De: Karl Sigmund
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Plato at the Googleplex
- Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
- De: Rebecca Goldstein
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 16 h y 43 m
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Is philosophy obsolete? Are the ancient questions still relevant in the age of cosmology and neuroscience, not to mention crowd-sourcing and cable news? The acclaimed philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein provides a dazzlingly original plunge into the drama of philosophy, revealing its hidden role in today’s debates on religion, morality, politics, and science.
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Was looking forward to it, can't bear it
- De ARG en 04-08-14
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Mathematics
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Timothy Gowers
- Narrado por: Craig Jessen
- Duración: 5 h y 21 m
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The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics and the sort of mathematics we learn at school. The most fundamental differences are philosophical, and listeners of this book will emerge with a clearer understanding of paradoxical-sounding concepts such as infinity, curved space, and imaginary numbers. The first few chapters are about general aspects of mathematical thought.
De: Timothy Gowers
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When Einstein Walked with Gödel
- Excursions to the Edge of Thought
- De: Jim Holt
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 15 h y 19 m
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Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and the thinkers who’ve tried to encompass the latter with the former. With his trademark clarity and humor, Holt probes the mysteries of quantum mechanics, the quest for the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of logic and truth. Along the way, he offers intimate biographical sketches of celebrated and neglected thinkers, from the physicist Emmy Noether to the computing pioneer Alan Turing and the discoverer of fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot.
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A good overview of scientific theory
- De MJ Walters en 09-11-18
De: Jim Holt
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The Big Bang of Numbers
- How to Build the Universe Using Only Math
- De: Manil Suri
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 8 h y 52 m
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Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we leave those behind and start from nothing—no matter, no cosmos, not even empty space—could we create a universe using only math? Irreverent and boundlessly creative, The Big Bang of Numbers invites us to try.
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Great for the right audience
- De James S. en 03-09-23
De: Manil Suri
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Surfaces and Essences
- Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
- De: Douglas Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 33 h y 53 m
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Analogy is the core of all thinking. This is the simple but unorthodox premise that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Hofstadter and French psychologist Emmanuel Sander defend in their new work. Hofstadter has been grappling with the mysteries of human thought for over 30 years. Now, with his trademark wit and special talent for making complex ideas vivid, he has partnered with Sander to put forth a highly novel perspective on cognition.
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An analogy to describe this 33-hour book
- De George C. en 11-08-19
De: Douglas Hofstadter, y otros
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The Murder of Professor Schlick
- The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle
- De: David Edmonds
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 12 h y 5 m
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On June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelböck, a deranged former student of Schlick's, shot him dead on the university steps. Some Austrian newspapers defended the madman, while Nelböck himself argued in court that his onetime teacher had promoted a treacherous Jewish philosophy. David Edmonds traces the rise and fall of the Vienna Circle - an influential group of brilliant thinkers led by Schlick.
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great addition to the history of 20th century thought
- De Vikon en 07-28-24
De: David Edmonds
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A Mind at Play
- How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
- De: Rob Goodman, Jimmy Soni
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
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Claude Shannon was a tinkerer, a playful wunderkind, a groundbreaking polymath, and a digital pioneer whose insights made the Information Age possible. He constructed fire-breathing trumpets and customized unicycles, outfoxed Vegas casinos, and built juggling robots, but he also wrote the seminal text of the Digital Revolution. That work allowed scientists to measure and manipulate information as objectively as any physical object. His work gave mathematicians and engineers the tools to bring that world to pass.
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I wanted more information about Information Theory
- De Bonny en 05-08-18
De: Rob Goodman, y otros
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
- A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
- De: Robert Kanigel
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 17 h y 26 m
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In 1913, an unschooled young Indian clerk wrote a letter to G. H. Hardy, begging that preeminent English mathematician's opinion on several ideas he had about numbers. Hardy, realizing the letter was the work of a genius, arranged for Srinivasa Ramanujan to come to England. Thus began one of the most remarkable collaborations ever chronicled.
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Thorough and Enjoyable
- De Roger en 05-23-08
De: Robert Kanigel
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Simply Dirac
- De: Helge Kragh
- Narrado por: Jack Wynters
- Duración: 4 h y 25 m
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Paul Dirac (1902 - 1984) was a brilliant mathematician and a 1933 Nobel laureate whose work ranks alongside that of Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton. Although not as well-known as his famous contemporaries Werner Heisenberg and Richard Feynman, his influence on the course of physics was immense. His landmark book, The Principles of Quantum Mechanics, introduced that new science to the world and his "Dirac equation" was the first theory to reconcile special relativity and quantum mechanics.
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Meet the quantum genius!
- De LaPazBC en 05-19-17
De: Helge Kragh
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Nothing
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Frank Close
- Narrado por: Ray Chase
- Duración: 4 h y 53 m
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This short, smart book tells you everything you need to know about "nothing". What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - "nothing" - exist? To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there.
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Nice lil book about vacuum and void
- De Huntress Janos en 07-13-24
De: Frank Close
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Beyond Measure
- The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
- De: James Vincent
- Narrado por: James Vincent
- Duración: 10 h y 1 m
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A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day.
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Hoped for more information
- De A Z A R en 06-26-23
De: James Vincent
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An Introduction to Information Theory
- Symbols, Signals and Noise
- De: John R. Pierce
- Narrado por: Kyle Tait
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
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Behind the familiar surfaces of the telephone, radio, and television lies a sophisticated and intriguing body of knowledge known as information theory. This is the theory that has permitted the rapid development of all sorts of communication, from color television to the clear transmission of photographs from the vicinity of Jupiter. Even more revolutionary progress is expected in the future.
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Not bad, but...
- De Jane Doe en 06-26-20
De: John R. Pierce
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The Prime Number Conspiracy
- The Biggest Ideas in Math from Quanta
- De: Thomas Lin - editor, James Gleick - foreword
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 10 h
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These stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing listeners how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating the productive tension between conjecture and proof, theory and intuition. Listeners of The Prime Number Conspiracy are headed on "breathtaking intellectual journeys to the bleeding edge of discovery strapped to the narrative rocket of humanity's never-ending pursuit of knowledge," says Quanta editor-in-chief Thomas Lin.
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Better [more relevant] than you might expect.
- De James S. en 09-30-19
De: Thomas Lin - editor, y otros
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- 02-29-24
In depth explanation of a profound theorem and its relationship with greatest thinkers
Accessible yet in depth exploration of a very profound theorem. Situates the discussion within the philosophy of mathematics. The discussion on the interactions with Wittgenstein is particularly interesting as is the interaction with Eisenstein.
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