e: The Story of a Number

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, History, Science, Other Sciences
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Author: Eli Maor ISBN: 9781400832347
Publisher: Princeton University Press Publication: October 12, 2011
Imprint: Princeton University Press Language: English
Author: Eli Maor
ISBN: 9781400832347
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication: October 12, 2011
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Language: English

The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest mathematical background, this biography brings out the central importance of e to mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.

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The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest mathematical background, this biography brings out the central importance of e to mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.

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