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| Author | : Daniel J. Cohen |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 374 |
| Release | : 2007-04-08 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0801891868 |
This illuminating history explores the complex relationship between mathematics, religious belief, and Victorian culture. Throughout history, application rather than abstraction has been the prominent driving force in mathematics. From the compass and sextant to partial differential equations, mathematical advances were spurred by the desire for better navigation tools, weaponry, and construction methods. But the religious upheaval in Victorian England and the fledgling United States opened the way for the rediscovery of pure mathematics, a tradition rooted in Ancient Greece. In Equations from God, Daniel J. Cohen captures the origins of the rebirth of abstract mathematics in the intellectual quest to rise above common existence and touch the mind of the deity. Using an array of published and private sources, Cohen shows how philosophers and mathematicians seized upon the beautiful simplicity inherent in mathematical laws to reconnect with the divine and traces the route by which the divinely inspired mathematics of the Victorian era begot later secular philosophies.
| Author | : Michio Kaku |
| Publisher | : Anchor |
| Total Pages | : 159 |
| Release | : 2021-04-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0385542755 |
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic story of the greatest quest in all of science—the holy grail of physics that would explain the creation of the universe—from renowned theoretical physicist and author of The Future of the Mind and The Future of Humanity. When Newton discovered the law of gravity, he unified the rules governing the heavens and the Earth. Since then, physicists have been placing new forces into ever-grander theories. But perhaps the ultimate challenge is achieving a monumental synthesis of the two remaining theories—relativity and the quantum theory. This would be the crowning achievement of science, a profound merging of all the forces of nature into one beautiful, magnificent equation to unlock the deepest mysteries in science: What happened before the Big Bang? What lies on the other side of a black hole? Are there other universes and dimensions? Is time travel possible? Why are we here? Kaku also explains the intense controversy swirling around this theory, with Nobel laureates taking opposite sides on this vital question. It is a captivating, gripping story; what’s at stake is nothing less than our conception of the universe. Written with Kaku’s trademark enthusiasm and clarity, this epic and engaging journey is the story of The God Equation.
| Author | : Corey Powell |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2003-08-12 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0684863499 |
Identifies the impact of Einstein's theories of relativity on the history of religion, citing his self-rejected invention of Lambda to cite God's metaphysical role in the universe and considering such topics as dark energy and dark matter.
| Author | : Mario Livio |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2011-02-22 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 1416594434 |
Bestselling author and astrophysicist Mario Livio examines the lives and theories of history’s greatest mathematicians to ask how—if mathematics is an abstract construction of the human mind—it can so perfectly explain the physical world. Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner once wondered about “the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics” in the formulation of the laws of nature. Is God a Mathematician? investigates why mathematics is as powerful as it is. From ancient times to the present, scientists and philosophers have marveled at how such a seemingly abstract discipline could so perfectly explain the natural world. More than that—mathematics has often made predictions, for example, about subatomic particles or cosmic phenomena that were unknown at the time, but later were proven to be true. Is mathematics ultimately invented or discovered? If, as Einstein insisted, mathematics is “a product of human thought that is independent of experience,” how can it so accurately describe and even predict the world around us? Physicist and author Mario Livio brilliantly explores mathematical ideas from Pythagoras to the present day as he shows us how intriguing questions and ingenious answers have led to ever deeper insights into our world. This fascinating book will interest anyone curious about the human mind, the scientific world, and the relationship between them.
| Author | : Ian Stewart |
| Publisher | : Profile Books |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2019-06-06 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 178283401X |
Uncertainty is everywhere. It lurks in every consideration of the future - the weather, the economy, the sex of an unborn child - even quantities we think that we know such as populations or the transit of the planets contain the possibility of error. It's no wonder that, throughout that history, we have attempted to produce rigidly defined areas of uncertainty - we prefer the surprise party to the surprise asteroid. We began our quest to make certain an uncertain world by reading omens in livers, tea leaves, and the stars. However, over the centuries, driven by curiosity, competition, and a desire be better gamblers, pioneering mathematicians and scientists began to reduce wild uncertainties to tame distributions of probability and statistical inferences. But, even as unknown unknowns became known unknowns, our pessimism made us believe that some problems were unsolvable and our intuition misled us. Worse, as we realized how omnipresent and varied uncertainty is, we encountered chaos, quantum mechanics, and the limitations of our predictive power. Bestselling author Professor Ian Stewart explores the history and mathematics of uncertainty. Touching on gambling, probability, statistics, financial and weather forecasts, censuses, medical studies, chaos, quantum physics, and climate, he makes one thing clear: a reasonable probability is the only certainty.
| Author | : Marvin L. Bittinger |
| Publisher | : Literary Architects Llc |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2007-07-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9781933669076 |
Bestselling college textbook author Marvin L. Bittinger (over 12 million books sold) provides a new and original defense of the Christian faith using a framework of mathematics. In The Faith Equation, Dr. Bittinger uses math concepts and equations to explore Bible prophecy, the growth in Christian evangelism, the healing power of prayer, the trinity even how string theory relates to the endtimes. While he does include equations and mathematical concepts, Dr. Bittinger writes for the average Christian, sharing his deep faith and love of both God and the science of math in a readable and approachable book.
| Author | : H. S. Bear |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2013-10-30 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0486143643 |
First-rate introduction for undergraduates examines first order equations, complex-valued solutions, linear differential operators, the Laplace transform, Picard's existence theorem, and much more. Includes problems and solutions.
| Author | : Robert P. Crease |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 318 |
| Release | : 2010-01-18 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0393345769 |
"Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place." —Publishers Weekly While we may be familiar with some of science’s greatest equations, we may not know that each and every equation emerged not in "Eureka!" moments but in years of cultural developments and scientific knowledge. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease shares the stories behind ten of history’s greatest equations, from the "first equation," 1 + 1 = 2, which promises a rational, well-ordered world, to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, which reveals the limitations of human knowledge. For every equation, Crease provides a brief account of who discovered it, what dissatisfactions lay behind its discovery, and what the equation says about the nature of our world.
| Author | : Timothy Carson |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 70 |
| Release | : 2014-12-05 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1498203701 |
This provocative exploration of faith and numbers provides a whole new way to understand the mystery of God and the universe--a must-read for both spiritual individuals in search of relevancy and curious skeptics willing to entertain a new way to approach the most basic questions of life.
| Author | : Russell Howell |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0062094912 |
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