Is God a mathematician? /
by Livio, Mario,
Published by : Simon & Schuster, (New York :) Physical details: x, 308 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:9780743294058; 074329405X.
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Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
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Mathematicians
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Psychology.
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Discoveries in science.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-291) and index.
A mystery -- Mystics : the numerologist and the philsopher -- Magicians : the master and the heretic -- Magicians : the skeptic and the giant -- Statisticians and probabilists : the science of uncertainty -- Geometers : future shock -- Logicians : thinking about reasoning -- Unreasonable effectiveness? -- On the human mind, mathematics, and the universe.
This fascinating exploration of the great discoveries of history's most important mathematicians seeks an answer to the eternal question: Does mathematics hold the key to understanding the mysteries of the physical world?
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