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God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History is a 2005 anthology, edited by Stephen Hawking, of "excerpts from thirty-one of the most important works in the history of mathematics."
Oct 4, 2005 · God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History. Stephen Hawking (editor) 4.07. 1,978 ratings75 reviews. In this collection of landmark mathematical works, editor Stephen Hawking has assembled the greatest feats humans have ever accomplished using just numbers and their brains.
Mar 29, 2007 · Bestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawking explores the "masterpieces" of mathematics, 25 landmarks spanning 2,500 years and representing the work of 15 mathematicians, including Augustin...
Dense with numbers, formulae, and ideas, God Created the Integers is quite challenging, but Hawking rewards curious readers with a look at how mathematics has been built. In contrast to the towering physical edifices of great civilizations of the past, Hawking writes, "The greatest wonder of the modern world is our understanding."
This book includes landmark discoveries spanning 2500 years and representing the work of mathematicians such as Euclid, Georg Cantor, Kurt Godel, Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann and Alan Turing. Read more. Report an issue with this product. Print length. 1184 pages. Language. English. Publisher. PENGUIN UK.
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GOD CREATED THE INTEGERS is Stephen Hawking's personal choice of the greatest mathematical works in history. He allows the reader to peer into the mind of genius by providing us with excerpts from original mathematical proofs and results.
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God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History Paperback – Jan. 1 2017. by STEPHEN HAWKING (Author) 4.6 295 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle Edition. $20.99 Read with our free app. Hardcover. $33.95 9 Used from $23.06 7 New from $53.00. Paperback.
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