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7 produkter
Wind Wizard
Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering
Inbunden, 2012
262 kr
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With Wind Wizard, Siobhan Roberts brings us the story of Alan Davenport (1932-2009), the father of modern wind engineering, who investigated how wind navigates the obstacle course of the earth's natural and built environments--and how, when not properly heeded, wind causes buildings and bridges to …
Man Who Saved Geometry
The Multidimensional Mind of Donald Coxeter
Häftad, 2024
278 kr
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An illuminating biography of one of the greatest geometers of the twentieth centuryDriven by a profound love of shapes and symmetries, Donald Coxeter (1907–2003) preserved the tradition of classical geometry when it was under attack by influential mathematicians who promoted a more algebraic and …
Man Who Saved Geometry
The Multidimensional Mind of Donald Coxeter
E-bok, 2024
367 kr
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An illuminating biography of one of the greatest geometers of the twentieth century Driven by a profound love of shapes and symmetries, Donald Coxeter (1907–2003) preserved the tradition of classical geometry when it was under attack by influential mathematicians who promoted a more algebraic and …
Genius at Play
The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway
Häftad, 2024
278 kr
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A multifaceted biography of a brilliant mathematician and iconoclastA mathematician unlike any other, John Horton Conway (1937–2020) possessed a rock star’s charisma, a polymath’s promiscuous curiosity, and a sly sense of humor. Conway found fame as a barefoot professor at Cambridge, where he …
Genius at Play
The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway
E-bok, 2024
379 kr
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A multifaceted biography of a brilliant mathematician and iconoclast A mathematician unlike any other, John Horton Conway (1937–2020) possessed a rock star’s charisma, a polymath’s promiscuous curiosity, and a sly sense of humor. Conway found fame as a barefoot professor at Cambridge, where he …
Wind Wizard
Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering
E-bok, 2012
379 kr
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How the father of wind engineering helped make the world''s most amazing buildings and bridges possible With Wind Wizard , Siobhan Roberts brings us the story of Alan Davenport (1932-2009), the father of modern wind engineering, who investigated how wind navigates the obstacle course of the …
Floer Jungle
Charting the Development of a Theory
Av Helmut Hofer, Siobhan Roberts
Häftad, 2026
832 kr
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The Floer Jungle traces the development of Floer theory while portraying the life of mathematician Andreas Floer (1956-1991), whose ideas transformed geometry and topology. Blending mathematical exposition with biography, it reconstructs the existing ideas, and introduces the main characters, …
