Is God a mathematician? / Mario Livio.

Author/creator Livio, Mario, 1945-
Format Book
Edition1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Descriptionx, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Subjects

Contents A mystery -- Mystics : the numerologist and the philsopher -- Magicians : the master and the heretic -- Magicians : the skeptic and the giant -- Statisticians and probabilists : the science of uncertainty -- Geometers : future shock -- Logicians : thinking about reasoning -- Unreasonable effectiveness? -- On the human mind, mathematics, and the universe.
Abstract This fascinating exploration of the great discoveries of history's most important mathematicians seeks an answer to the eternal question: Does mathematics hold the key to understanding the mysteries of the physical world?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-291) and index.
LCCN 2008045850
ISBN9780743294058
ISBN074329405X

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QA 8.4 .L586 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold