Are Numbers Real?

Are Numbers Real?
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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781466892965
ISBN-13 : 146689296X
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Book Synopsis Are Numbers Real? by : Brian Clegg

Download or read book Are Numbers Real? written by Brian Clegg and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would your life be like without them? Numbers began as simple representations of everyday things, but mathematics rapidly took on a life of its own, occupying a parallel virtual world. In Are Numbers Real?, Brian Clegg explores the way that math has become more and more detached from reality, and yet despite this is driving the development of modern physics. From devising a new counting system based on goats, through the weird and wonderful mathematics of imaginary numbers and infinity, to the debate over whether mathematics has too much influence on the direction of science, this fascinating and accessible book opens the reader’s eyes to the hidden reality of the strange yet familiar entities that are numbers.


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