E: The Story of a Number
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0691058547
ISBN 13
9780691058542
Category
Science
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Publication Year
1994
Publisher
Description
The interest earned on a bank acount, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest background in mathematics, this biography of e brings out that number's central importance in mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science. - from Amzon
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