| A History of Pi Contributor(s): Beckmann, Petr (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312381859 ISBN-13: 9780312381851 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1976 Annotation: The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty for readers of all ages and interests. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Mathematics | Number Theory - Mathematics | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 512.924 |
| LCCN: 74032539 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.3" W x 8.45" (0.41 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beckmann, Petr: - Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research scientist for the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to the University of Colorado, where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical engineering. He has authored books including The History of Pi and more than fifty scientific papers, mostly on probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation. |