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This text explores the mathematical origins of the five most important scientific achievements, that have permanently altered our everyday lives. The book enables easy comprehension of the meaning of the equations, without having to settle for a non-mathematical translation. The private and public lives of the scientists who discovered them are also discussed. The five scientists and equations are, Isaac Newton's Universal law of Gravity, Daniel Bernoulli's Law of Hydro-Dynamic Pressure, Michael Farraday's Law of Electro-Magnetic Induction, Rudolf Clausius' Second Law of Thermo-Dynamics and Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
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The eponymous mathematical syntheses are his personal selection of what we might call 'equations every educated person ought to know'. His objective is to chronicle their discovery, introduce the individual who had the inspiration, and outline their significance and their consequences for the world today. It is a worthy aim ... the tales are well worth the telling (IRISH TIMES)
Guillen packs a lot of fact into his story of five greats (NEW SCIENTIST)
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Guillen packs a lot of fact into his story of five greats (NEW SCIENTIST)
FIVE EQUATIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD tells the amazing stories of the people and the discoveries that led to the five most powerful and important scientific achievements in human history.
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- PublisherAbacus
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0349107777
- ISBN 13 9780349107776
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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