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Einstein's Heroes: Imagining the World Through the Language of Mathematics (Hardcover)

by Robyn Arianrhod (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 342 pages
  • Publisher: Icon Books Ltd (2 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840466103
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840466102
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 575,051 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'Einstein's Heroes reads like a good novel... a remarkable, accessible, inspiring book' Sydney Morning Herald; 'Robyn Arianrhod's passion for mathematics is so infectious, you'll scream "Eureka!" when you read her book.' Herald-Sun; 'Surprising and satisfying - your IQ has risen twenty points by the final chapter.' Australian Book Review; 'Shows how vital the work of scientists is.' Daily Telegraph (Australia)"

James Cowan, author of A Mapmaker’s Dream
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mathematics and Science are done by people, 20 Feb 2004
By A. G. Plumb "Greg Plumb" (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This is a wonderful book for introducing some of the people of science in a way that reminds us that they are people. It also captures the uncertainties and the strivings of minds searching for enlightenment where there was formerly just puzzles. And that enlightenment is more than just solving the puzzles - it opens whole new ways of looking at the world and brings with it so much of unexpected revelation.

Another feature of this book that I enjoyed was the fact that Dr Arianrhod does attempt to explain some of the science and some of the maths for the interested reader. I was familiar with some of this but didn't find myself annoyed or frustrated by it. It does seem to respect the reader better than other popular science books where the technical issues being written about are glossed over.

But I most appreciated this book for its introduction to people - 'T' and 'T dashed' and 'dp/dt', but especially the interactions between them.

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