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The Music of the Primes
Book Details
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: Aug 14th, 2012
- Pages: 368
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 1.00in - 0.60lb
- EAN: 9780062064011
- Categories: • History & Philosophy• Number Theory• Number Systems
About the Author
Marcus du Sautoy is a professor of mathematics and the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. He is a frequent contributor on mathematics to The Times, The Guardian, and the BBC, and he lives in London.
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What people are saying
Museum exec, prof @Dunn_School & @UCLChemistry, ex Ed @newscientist & @Telegraph. Hon Pres @absw. Co-author #VirtualYou https://t.co/1VUCZyta00 Neutron bouncer
A funny, brilliant chat with @MarcusduSautoy this morning at #JLFLondon - do seek out the reboot of his classic, #TheMusicofthePrimes - and thanks so much to the audience for all the brilliant questions! https://t.co/zb74VtdVja https://t.co/WTTNRGEMew
Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics. Author of Thinking Better (Fourth Estate).
Frightening to discover it was 18 years ago that I was last at the wonderful @NWDconf talking about The Music of the Primes. Very happy to launch my latest book at this year’s meeting and to meet so many enthusiastic maths teachers. The book is dedicated to them. https://t.co/X2RZXn60Q2
Praise for this book
"An amazing book! Hugely enjoyable. Du Sautoy provides a stunning journey into the wonderful world of primes." -- Oliver Sacks
"This fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of the mathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry." -- Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman
"This is a wonderful book about one of the greatest remaining mysteries in mathematics." -- Amir Aczel, author of Fermat's Last Theorem and The Riddle of the Compass
"No matter what your mathematical IQ, you will enjoy reading The Music of the Primes." -- Keith Devlin, Stanford University, author of The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles of Our Time
"Exceptional. ... A book that will draw readers normally indifferent to the subject deep into the adventure of mathematics." -- Booklist (starred review)
"[A] lively history. . . . A must for math buffs." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Fascinating." -- Washington Post Book World
What people are saying
Museum exec, prof @Dunn_School & @UCLChemistry, ex Ed @newscientist & @Telegraph. Hon Pres @absw. Co-author #VirtualYou https://t.co/1VUCZyta00 Neutron bouncer
A funny, brilliant chat with @MarcusduSautoy this morning at #JLFLondon - do seek out the reboot of his classic, #TheMusicofthePrimes - and thanks so much to the audience for all the brilliant questions! https://t.co/zb74VtdVja https://t.co/WTTNRGEMew
Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics. Author of Thinking Better (Fourth Estate).
Frightening to discover it was 18 years ago that I was last at the wonderful @NWDconf talking about The Music of the Primes. Very happy to launch my latest book at this year’s meeting and to meet so many enthusiastic maths teachers. The book is dedicated to them. https://t.co/X2RZXn60Q2