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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
 
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry (Paperback)
by Mario Livio (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd; New Ed edition (9 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0285637894
  • ISBN-13: 978-0285637894
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 199,711 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #16 in  Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Mathematics > Mathematical Theory > Mathematical Logic
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His book takes on something of the form of a historical detective story as he digs into the events surrounding Galois s death... A fine contribution to mathematical literature. --'Financial Times'

A lively addition to the small number of popular accounts of these climatic developments in mathematics. His tale is many-stranded. --'Times Higher Education Supplement'

Livio offers a heartbreakingly potted biography of Galois, whom he dubs the Lord Byron of mathematics ... an intellectual journey that is as circuitous as it is vertiginous... The Equation That Couldn t Be Solved excitingly exhibits the scope and reach of Livio s wide-ranging interdisciplinary curiosity. --'Jewish Chronicle'

'Leading Edge' (Radio 4)
"A look at brilliant figures who changed the way we approach maths."

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