The great equations (Record no. 171)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780393337938
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Original cataloging agency ICTS-TIFR
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Classification number Q175
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Personal name Crease, Robert P
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Title The great equations
Remainder of title : Breakthroughs in science from pytagoras to heisenberg
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. W W Norton & Company,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. [c2008]
Place of publication, distribution, etc. NewYork:
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Pages: 315 p.
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Formatted contents note Ch 1 - "The Basis of Civilization": The Pythagorean Theorem 21 Interlude: Rules, Proofs, and the Magic of Mathematics<br/>Ch 2 - "The Soul of Classical Mechanics": Newton's Second Law of Motion <br/>Ch 3 - "The High Point of the Scientific Revolution": Newton's Law of Universal Gravitatio<br/>Ch 4 - "The Gold Standard for Mathematical Beauty", Euler's Equation <br/>Ch 5 - The Scientific Equivalent of Shakespeare: The Second Law of Thermodynamics <br/>Ch 6 - "The Most Significant Event of the 19th Century": Maxwell's Equations <br/>Ch 7 - Celebrity Equation: E = mc² <br/>Ch 8 - The Golden Egg: Einstein's Equation for General Relativity <br/>Ch 9 - "The Basic Equation of Quantum Theory": Schrödinger's Equation<br/>Ch 10 - Living with Uncertainty: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle<br/><br/>
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Summary, etc. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease shares the stories behind ten of history’s greatest equations, from the "first equation," 1 + 1 = 2, which promises a rational, well-ordered world, to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, which reveals the limitations of human knowledge. For every equation, Crease provides a brief account of who discovered it, what dissatisfactions lay behind its discovery, and what the equation says about the nature of our world.
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