It all adds up : the story of people and mathematics
Launay, Mickaël2019
Book
From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and much else in our lives, numbers are everywhere. They are so indispensable that we forget how fundamental they are to our way of life. In this book, Mickaël Launay mixes history and anecdotes from around the world to reveal how mathematics became pivotal to the story of humankind.
Main title:
It all adds up : the story of people and mathematics / Mickaël Launay ; translated by Stephen S. Wilson.
Author:
Launay, Mickaël, authorWilson, Stephen S., translator
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2019.
Collation:
ix, 260 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.This translation originally published: 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008283971 (pbk)
Dewey class:
510.9
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
297759