Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics

A wholly accessible, beautifully written exploratioón of the potent mathematical imagination-Publishers Weekly.Robert Frost once sugested that a poem is a pithy form of expression that, by definition, can never be translated accurately. The same can be said about mathematics: The best way to understand and appreciate the beauty of an equation is to see it in its original, coded form.In Five Equations That Changed the World, Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as th Science Editor on ABC-TVs Good Morning America, reveals in simple, everyday language the secret world of mathematics through the amazing stories of the people and discoveries that led to the five most powerful and important scientific achievaments in human history.It was through the brilliance of these five fascinating people that we were able to harness the power of electricity, fly in airplanes, land astronauts on the moon, build a nuclear bomb, and understand the mortality of all life on Earth but behind this discoveries are gripping dramas if jealousy famewar and debate Dr. Guillen vividly brings to life these chronics of by going behind the scenes and revealing the political conflex social upheaval religious sanctions, family tragides and personal ambitions that contributed to each mans in delible place in historyThe world of mathematics comes to life in Five Equations That Changed the World in a way that will entertain as well as enlighten.