The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 4 days | |Short Description for The Music of the Primes In 1859, German mathematician Bernhard Riemann presented a paper to the Berlin Academy that would forever change the history of mathematics. The subject was the mystery of prime numbers. At the heart of the presentation was an idea that Riemann had not yet proved but one that baffles mathematicians to this day. Solving the Riemann Hypothesis could change the way we do business, since prime numbers...
Full description- Publisher: HARPER PERENNIAL
- Published: 27 April 2004
- Format: Paperback 335 pages
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- Categories: Mathematics | Number Theory | History Of Mathematics | Science: General Issues
- ISBN 13: 9780060935580 ISBN 10: 0060935588
- Sales rank: 191,854
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Full description for The Music of the Primes
In 1859, German mathematician Bernhard Riemann presented a paper to the Berlin Academy that would forever change the history of mathematics. The subject was the mystery of prime numbers. At the heart of the presentation was an idea that Riemann had not yet proved but one that baffles mathematicians to this day. Solving the Riemann Hypothesis could change the way we do business, since prime numbers are the lynchpin for security in banking and e-commerce. It would also have a profound impact on the cutting-edge of science, affecting quantum mechanics, chaos theory, and the future of computing. Leaders in math and science are trying to crack the elusive code, and a prize of $1 million has been offered to the winner. In this engaging book, Marcus du Sautoy reveals the extraordinary history behind the holy grail of mathematics and the ongoing quest to capture it.
