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Is God a Mathematician?
Is God a Mathematician
Author: Mario Livio
Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner once wondered about "the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics" in the formulation of the laws of nature. Is God a Mathematician? investigates why mathematics is as powerful as it is. From ancient times to the present, scientists and philosophers have marveled at how such a seemingly abstract discipline co...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743294058
ISBN-10: 074329405X
Publication Date: 1/6/2009
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Fascinating and readable history of mathematics (not the whole thing; just the last 26 centuries), all to address the dilemma: Is mathematics an invention or a discovery? Interesting notes and fairly comprehensive bibliography in the back; very up-to-date in that strange field called "philosophy of mathematics." Really!
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