- ISBN13: 9780691141343
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The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest background in mathematics, this biography of e brings out that number’s central importance in mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.Amazon.com Review
Until about 1975, logarithms were every scientist’s best friend. They were the basis of the slide rule that was the totemic wand of the trade, listed in huge books consul… More >>
“e”: The Story of a Number
