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020			_a9781786492975
082			_a515 _bSTR
100			_aStrogatz, Steven _98506
245			_aInfinite powers: _b the story of calculus, the language of the universe
260			_bAtlantic Books _aLondon _c2019
300			_axxiii, 360 p.
365			_aINR _b499.00
520			_aThis is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death. Taking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Archimedes to today's breakthroughs in chaos theory and artificial intelligence. Filled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Fourier, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, medicine, philosophy, and much besides.
650			_aCalculus _99697
650			_aDifferential calculus _99698
650			_aArchimedes _99699
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