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Dana Mackenzie is a frequent contributor to Science, Discover, and New Scientist, and writes the biennial series What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences for the American Mathematical Society. In 2012, he received the prestigious Communications Award from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics. He has a PhD in mathematics from Princeton and was a mathematics professor for thirteen years before becoming a full-time writer.
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- 科学
- 数学
- 科普
- 外国
- 英文原版
- 无言的宇宙
- 英美文学
Most popular books about science, and even about mathematics, tiptoe around equations as if they were something to be hidden from the reader's tender eyes. Dana Mackenzie starts from the opposite premise: He celebrates equations. No history of art would be complete without pictures. Why, then, should a history of mathematics - the universal language of science - keep the masterpieces of the subject hidden behind a veil? "The Universe in Zero Words" tells the history of twenty-four great and beautiful equations that have shaped mathematics, science, and society - from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black-Scholes formula for financial derivatives), and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton's quaternion equations). Mackenzie, who has been called 'a popular-science ace' by Booklist magazine, lucidly explains what each equation means, who discovered it (and how), and how it has affected our lives. Illustrated in color throughout, the book tells the human and often-surprising stories behind the invention or discovery of the equations, from how a bad cigar changed the course of quantum mechanics to why whales (if they could communicate with us) would teach us a totally different concept of geometry. At the same time, the book shows why these equations have something timeless to say about the universe, and how they do it with an economy (zero words) that no other form of human expression can match. "The Universe in Zero Words" is the ultimate introduction and guide to equations that have changed the world.
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无言的宇宙完结撒花 真的是一本带来的惊喜与痛苦同样多的书「来自考过16分物理的同学的感慨」 晚与师妹讨论时说，在我们认知的具象化的世界中，数学是物理的工具，而当认知超出我们所能想象的世界「边界」时，却是数学在发挥作用。 到目前所受的教育来说，数学所带来的联想是「...
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A well-written, well-organized and well-displayed book that walks you through the time. Some knowledge of high mathematics are required to fully enjoy part 3 and 4. If math is only a language that human creates to describe the universe, how could it be so elegant, precise and universal?
评分A well-written, well-organized and well-displayed book that walks you through the time. Some knowledge of high mathematics are required to fully enjoy part 3 and 4. If math is only a language that human creates to describe the universe, how could it be so elegant, precise and universal?
评分由浅入深，一章一个数学概念，科普
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评分A well-written, well-organized and well-displayed book that walks you through the time. Some knowledge of high mathematics are required to fully enjoy part 3 and 4. If math is only a language that human creates to describe the universe, how could it be so elegant, precise and universal?
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