Even the numerically challenged will be entranced by this clear and clever chronicle revealing the role of geometry in scientific revolutions and in the advancement of civilization itself.
Even the numerically challenged will be entranced by this clear and clever chronicle revealing the role of geometry in scientific revolutions and in the advancement of civilization itself.
Leonard Mlodinow, Ph.D., was a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology before moving to Hollywood to become a writer for numerous television shows ranging from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Night Court. He has also developed many bestselling and award-winning educational CD-ROMs, and delivered technical and general lectures in ten countries. He is currently Vice President, Emerging Technologies and R&D, at Scholastic Inc. He lives in New York City.
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Contents Introduction I THE STORY OF EUCLID 1. The First Revolution 2. The Geometry of Taxation 3. Among the Seven Sages 4. The Secret Society 5. Euclid's Manifesto 6. A Beautiful Woman, a Library, and the End of Civilization II THE STORY OF DESCARTES 7. The Revolution in Place 8. The Origin of Latitude and Longitude 9. The Legacy of the Rotten Romans 10. The Discreet Charm of the Graph 11. A Soldier's Story 12. Iced by the Snow Queen III THE STORY OF GAUSS 13. The Curved Space Revolution 14. The Trouble with Ptolemy 15. A Napoleonic Hero 16. The Fall of the Fifth Postulate 17. Lost in Hyperbolic Space 18. Some Insects Called the Human Race 19. A Tale of Two Aliens 20. After 2,000 Years, a Face-lift IV THE STORY OF EINSTEIN 21. Revolution at the Speed of Light 22. Relativity's Other Albert 23. The Stuff of Space 24. Probationary Technical Expert, Third Class 25. A Relatively Euclidean Approach 26. Einstein's Apple 27. From Inspiration to Perspiration 28. Blue Hair Triumphs V THE STORY OF WITTEN 29. The Weird Revolution 30. Ten Things I Hate About Your Theory 31. The Necessary Uncertainty of Being 32. Clash of the Titans 33. A Message in a Kaluza-Klein Bottle 34. The Birth of Strings 35. Particles, Schmarticles! 36. The Trouble with Strings 37. The Theory Formerly Known As Strings Epilogue Notes Acknowledgments Index
Contents Introduction I THE STORY OF EUCLID 1. The First Revolution 2. The Geometry of Taxation 3. Among the Seven Sages 4. The Secret Society 5. Euclid's Manifesto 6. A Beautiful Woman, a Library, and the End of Civilization II THE STORY OF DESCARTES 7. The Revolution in Place 8. The Origin of Latitude and Longitude 9. The Legacy of the Rotten Romans 10. The Discreet Charm of the Graph 11. A Soldier's Story 12. Iced by the Snow Queen III THE STORY OF GAUSS 13. The Curved Space Revolution 14. The Trouble with Ptolemy 15. A Napoleonic Hero 16. The Fall of the Fifth Postulate 17. Lost in Hyperbolic Space 18. Some Insects Called the Human Race 19. A Tale of Two Aliens 20. After 2,000 Years, a Face-lift IV THE STORY OF EINSTEIN 21. Revolution at the Speed of Light 22. Relativity's Other Albert 23. The Stuff of Space 24. Probationary Technical Expert, Third Class 25. A Relatively Euclidean Approach 26. Einstein's Apple 27. From Inspiration to Perspiration 28. Blue Hair Triumphs V THE STORY OF WITTEN 29. The Weird Revolution 30. Ten Things I Hate About Your Theory 31. The Necessary Uncertainty of Being 32. Clash of the Titans 33. A Message in a Kaluza-Klein Bottle 34. The Birth of Strings 35. Particles, Schmarticles! 36. The Trouble with Strings 37. The Theory Formerly Known As Strings Epilogue Notes Acknowledgments Index
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