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226	Man and the Need for Numbers more books like this by John P Jacobs add to wishlist Early man had many needs, one of which was numbers. After numbers and counting he had to develop methods of adding, subtracting and multiplying and that led to what we have come to know as modern mathematics. Who came up with all of this? What is the origin? When did it all happen? John Jacobs began his teaching career in 1965. While teaching and ... see all copies from $10.65! new only from $10.65! \| SVS
227	MacMillan Profiles: Mathematics & Computer Wizards (1 Vol.) more books like this by Macmillan Reference Usa (Creator) add to wishlist Bring history to life with this unique collection featuring vivid profiles of famous people, places and historical events. Articles are selected with the curriculum in mind, and include newly written and selected articles from the distinguished Macmillan Reference USA collection. Rewritten for students starting at the middle school level each ... see all copies from $48.00! new only from $48.00!
228	Out of the Mouths of Mathematicians more books like this by Rosemary Schmalz add to wishlist see all copies from $19.47! new only from $83.05!
229	Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier more books like this by Steve Batterson add to wishlist In 1957 Stephen Smale startled the mathematical world by showing that, in a theoretical sense, it is possible to turn a sphere inside out. A few years later, from the beaches of Rio, he introduced the horseshoe map, demonstrating that simple functions could have chaotic dynamics. His next stunning mathematical accomplishment was to solve the ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
230	John Von Neumann Selected Letters more books like this by John Von Neumann add to wishlist John von Neumann was perhaps the most influential mathematician of the twentieth century. Not only did he contribute to almost all branches of mathematics, he created new fields and was a pioneering influence in the development of computer science. During and after World War II, he was a much sought-after technical adviser. He served as a member ... see all copies from $65.45! new only from $65.45!
231	Scientists, Mathematicians, and Inventors: An Encyclopedia of People Who Changed the World more books like this by Doris Simonis (Editor) add to wishlist The first of four volumes in the "Lives and Legacies Series", this encyclopedia profiles approximately 200 individuals who changed the world by leaving lasting legacies in the fields of science, medicine and exploration. It offers detailed information about each individual's life, describing the scientific developments they made and the scientists ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $115.66!
232	Mathematicians from antiquity to today more books like this by Joong Fang add to wishlist see all copies from $27.00!
233	Charles Babbage and the Story of the First Computer more books like this by Josepha Sherman add to wishlist see all copies from $22.95! new only from $27.11! \| SVS
234	Math Odyssey Two Thousand: Puzzles, Mysteries, Unsolved Problems, Breakthroughs and The... more books like this by Clement E Falbo add to wishlist see all copies from $13.65!
235	A Challenge of Numbers: People in the Mathematical Sciences more books like this by Commission on Physical Science, Bernard L Madison for the Committee on, Mathema Commission On Physical Sc add to wishlist "A Challenge of Numbers" describes the circumstances and issues centered on people in the mathematical sciences, principally students and teachers at U.S. colleges and universities. A healthy flow of mathematical talent is crucial not only to the future of U.S. mathematics, but also as a keystone supporting a technological workforce. Trends in the ... see all copies from $1.99!
236	Sophie Germain more books like this by Stephen Ornes add to wishlist see all copies from $27.70! new only from $31.30! \| SVS
237	The snowflake constant more books like this by Peter Stephan Jungk add to wishlist Giacopo Tigor, hero of Peter Stephan Jungk's extraordinary novel, is a professor of mathematics, a proponent of Euclidian geometry reeling from a succession of intellectual defeats sustained at the hands of the advocates of chaos theory. Unable any longer to face the life he has made, he goes AWOL in Europe, first to Paris, where he fulfils a ... see all copies from $2.18! new only from $20.86!
238	Thomas Harriot: An Elizabethan Man of Science more books like this by Robert Fox, Thomas Hariot add to wishlist This volume assembles nine studies of the life and work of Thomas Harriot (1560-1621). These are based on lectures that have been given annually at Oriel College, Oxford, since 1990, by such authorities as Hugh Trevor Roper, David Quinn and John D. North. An astronomer and mathematician whose activities embraced not only science but also ... see all copies from $110.00! new only from $110.00!
239 view cover	A to Z of Mathematicians more books like this by Tucker McElroy add to wishlist It is difficult to evaluate contemporary mathematicians without the benefit of a retrospective viewpoint, separated by several decades. This comprehensive single-volume A-to-Z reference covers both the past and present scientists who have significantly contributed to the field of mathematics. Including all of the central mathematicians, as well as ... see all copies from $32.11! new only from $32.11!
240 view cover	Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century more books like this by Masha Gessen add to wishlist In 2006, eccentric Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's greatest intellectual puzzles. For this feat, Perelman will be awarded a prize of one million dollars, and he will likely decline it. Gessen investigates his gripping yet tragic story of genius. see all copies from $13.80! new only from $13.80! \| SVS
241 view cover	The Calculating Passion of ADA Byron more books like this by Joan Baum add to wishlist see all copies from $17.95!
242	Biographical Dictionary of Mathematicians more books like this by Charles Scribners & Sons Publishing (Manufactured by) add to wishlist Drawn from the Dictionary of Scientific Biography, the giants of mathematics are detailed in this 4-vol. set with more than 1,000 entries. see all copies from $139.46! first editions
243	The Mathematical Work of John Wallis, D.D., F.R.S., (1616-1703) more books like this by J F Scott add to wishlist Wallis was one of the most original mathematicians of the seventeenth century and he left his mark on mathematics in many ways. He introduced arithmetical limits into mathematics (his famous infinite-product expression for $\pi$ is an example). His researches (for example, the means whereby he obtained the aforementioned product) led directly to ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $46.33!
244 view cover	Scientists, Mathematicians, and Inventors more books like this by Simonis Doris add to wishlist Scientists, Mathematicians, and Inventors provides biographies of 200 men and women who changed the world by leaving lasting legacies in the fields of science, mathematics, and scientific invention. It fills a gap in the biographical reference shelf by offering far more than basic facts about a scientist's life and work: each entry describes not ... see all copies from $119.47! new only from $119.47!
245 view cover	Turing: The Great Philosophers more books like this by Andrew Hodges, Hodges Andrew add to wishlist see all copies from $27.62! new only from $51.01!
246 view cover	Archimedes: The Father of Mathematics more books like this by Heather Hasan add to wishlist Archimedes' achievements in mathematics are some of the greatest ever made in the field, and include being the first person to mathematically calculate pi. This biography charts the life of Archimedes while doing a thorough job of explaining his mathematical postulates. Accompanied by full-color and black-and-white images, readers will be brought ... see all copies from $27.00! new only from $176.85!
247 view cover	The Story of Lewis Carroll: Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland, Miss ISA Bowman more books like this by Miss ISA Bowman add to wishlist The story of Lewis Carroll is here told for young people by the real Alice in Wonderland, Miss Isa Bowman, with a diary and numerous facsimile letters written to her and others. There are also many sketches and photos by Lewis Carroll, as well as other illustrations. The Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson died when he was sixty-six years old, and when ... see all copies from $21.20! new only from $21.20! \| SVS
248 view cover	Bourbaki: A Secret Society of Mathematics more books like this by Maurice Mashaal add to wishlist The name Bourbaki is known to every mathematician. Many also know something of the origins of Bourbaki, yet few know the full story. In 1935, a small group of young mathematicians in France decided to write a fundamental treatise on analysis to replace the standard texts of the time. They ended up writing the most influential and sweeping ... see all copies from $35.65! new only from $35.65!
249	A piece of justice : the second Imogen Quy mystery more books like this by Jill Paton Walsh add to wishlist The late, great mathematician Gideon Summerfield ought to be a safe subject for a biography, so why has it been so difficult to get the book written? Imogen's lodger Fran is close to dicovering a secret about Summerfield. She is in danger, and Fran must act before it is too late. see all copies from $15.00! signed copies \| first editions
250	Men and Discoveries in Mathematics more books like this by Brian Stanford Morgan, Bryan Morgan add to wishlist see all copies from $9.19!

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