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100			_9639 _aSteven H Strogatz
245			_aInfinite Powers _b: How calculus reveals the secrets of the universe _c/ Steven Strogatz
260			_aBoston : _bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, _c2019
300			_a1 online resource (xxiv, 360 pages) _b: illustrations
500			_aincludes index
505			_aInfinity -- The man who harnessed infinity -- Discovering the laws of motion -- The dawn of differential calculus -- The crossroads -- The vocabulary of change -- The secret fountain -- Fictions of the mind -- The logical universe -- Making waves -- The future of calculus.
520			_a This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death. Taking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Aristotle to today's million-dollar reward that awaits whoever cracks Reimann's hypothesis. Filled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Euler, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilization, including science, politics, ethics, philosophy, and much besides.
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648		0	_9640 _a Archimedes.
648		0	_9641 _aCalculus.
650		0	_9642 _aCalculus _vHistory.
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