VECTOR: A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation
In exploring the evolution of vectors and tensors--and introducing the people who gave them to us--Arianrhod takes readers on an extraordinary, 5,000 year journey through the human imagination. She shows the genius required to reimagine the world--and how a clever mathematical construct can dramatically change discovery's direction. Well illus.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 445
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Press
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9780226821108
Item #: 9063633
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