A History of Pi

The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is...
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Author: Petr Beckmann
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Language: English
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A History of Pi by Beckmann, Petr

A History of Pi

BD$27.06

A History of Pi

BD$27.06
Author: Petr Beckmann
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.



Author: Petr Beckmann
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 07/15/1976
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.30w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780312381851

About the Author

Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research scientist for the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to the University of Colorado, where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical engineering. He has authored eleven books and more than fifty scientific papers, mostly on probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation.


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