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A History of Pi

by Petr Beckmann

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ISBN13: 9780312381851
ISBN10: 0312381859
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The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress — and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-195) and index.
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Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research scientist for the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to the University of Colorado, where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical engineering. He has authored eleven books and more than fifty scientific papers, mostly on probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation.

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ISBN:
9780312381851
Author:
Beckman, Peter
Author:
Beckmann, Petr
Author:
Beckman, Peter
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
Mathematics
Subject:
Number Theory
Subject:
Algebra - General
Subject:
Pi
Subject:
History -- Philosophy.
Copyright:
1971
Edition Number:
19
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 193-195.
Series Volume:
41
Publication Date:
July 1976
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
8.45x5.30x.51 in. .41 lbs.
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