Ian Stewart
What’s inside
The book explores seventeen groundbreaking equations that have significantly influenced the course of human history.
You’ll Learn
- Understanding the historical impact of mathematical equations
- Appreciating the interplay between mathematics and physics
- Gaining insights into the minds of world’s greatest mathematicians
- Learning about the evolution of scientific thought
Key Points
- Pythagoras’s Theorem and its impact
- Newton’s Law of Gravity and universal motion
- Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
- Maxwell’s Equation and electromagnetic waves
- Schrödinger’s Quantum Mechanics
Who’s it For
- Historians
- Mathematicians
- Scientists
- Students
- Anyone interested in the history of mathematical equations
About the author
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician, a prolific author and a professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick.