The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe - Softcover

O'Shea, Donal

 
9780141032382: The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0141032383 ISBN 13: 9780141032382
Verlag: Penguin, 2008

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The Poincaré Conjecture tells the story behind one of the world’s most confounding mathematical theories. Formulated in 1904 by Henri Poincaré, his Conjecture promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. Six years later, an eccentric Russian mathematician had the answer.

Here, Donal O’Shea explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates the curious personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum, along the way taking in a grand sweep of scientific history from the ancient Greeks to Christopher Columbus. This is an enthralling tale of human endeavour, intellectual brilliance and the thrill of discovery.

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Donal O’Shea is professor of mathematics and dean of faculty at Mount Holyoke College. He has written scholarly books and monographs, and his research articles have appeared in numerous journals and collections. He lives in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

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Verlag
Penguin
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0141032383
ISBN 13 
9780141032382
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Anzahl der Seiten
304
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