
Significant Figures
The Lives and Work of Great Mathematicians
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Narrated by:
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Roger Clark
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Ian Stewart
In Significant Figures, acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart introduces the visionaries of mathematics throughout history. Delving into the lives of 25 great mathematicians, Stewart examines the roles they played in creating, inventing, and discovering the mathematics we use today. Through these short biographies, we get acquainted with the history of mathematics from Archimedes to Benoit Mandelbrot, and learn about those too often left out of the cannon, such as Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (c. 780-850), the creator of algebra, and Augusta Ada King (1815-1852), Countess of Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer.
Tracing the evolution of mathematics over the course of two millennia, Significant Figures will educate and delight aspiring mathematicians and experts alike.
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narration grating, often difficult to understand
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The reader sounded to me like Roscoe Lee Browne, and I imagined Roscoe was reading it to me. It was a good job by the reader, as the subject matter was difficult.
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Lack of bridge to lesser Math
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Mostly entertaining while touching some deeper mathematical concepts
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Narrator Roger Clark's accent legit
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Fantastic Mathematical History Journey
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Euler does not rhyme with Ruler
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