... rundum die faszinierende Frage, ob die Mathematik bloß eine Erfindung der Menschen (des Geistes) ist, um die Welt um ihn herum (inklusive sich selbst) besser zu verstehen, oder dass die Welt selbst genau nach den Mustern der unterschiedlichen mathematischen Theorien gestrickt ist und die Aufgabe der Wissenschaft (die Bemühungen der Wissenschaftler) darin besteht, diese mathematische Muster zu entdecken. — John A. Paulos, Professor of Mathematics at Temple University and author of Innumeracy.
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How come that stock option pricing and the agitated motion of pollen suspended in water can be described by the same mathematical equation?
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“Did you know that 365 -- the number of days in a year -- is equal to 10 times 10, plus 11 times 11, plus 12 times 12? You don’t need to be a scientist to be fascinated by this scholarly, insightful and beautifully written book.”, — Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and author of From Here to Infinity: A Vision for the Future of Science, “After reading Livio's account, I look on the history of science in a new way. ", From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe. ), Ist Gott ein Mathematiker? "To better understand the perilous threat of science denialism today, Mario Livio looks back at the scientist who faced the greatest denial of them all: that the Earth revolves around the Sun. . ", Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant, and the Beauty of the Cosmos. A nice mental workout.
Mario Livio has, and he takes you on a fascinating quest to understand the origin and mechanisms of our curiosity. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. ( These (and many more) are the questions that Mario Livio is attempting to answer in Is God A Mathematician? (Inglese) Copertina rigida – 1 gennaio 2009, Visualizza tutti i formati e le edizioni. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Try Prime Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Orders Try Prime Cart. ", How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. That's the fundamental question Mario Livio probes in his engrossing book Is God a Mathematician? Views of many great Mathematics alive and dead.what Mathematics is. He examined the lives of two of history’s most curious geniuses, Leonardo da Vinci and Richard Feynman. . Beneath the bewildering richness of natural phenomena there lies an elegant mathematical unity. Drawing on the lives of five great scientists, this “scholarly, insightful, and beautifully written book” (Martin Rees, author of From Here to Infinity) illuminates the path to scientific discovery. arguing that mathematics is partly discovered and partly invented. Wherever his quest for the meaning of phi takes him, Mario Livio reveals the world as a place where order, beauty, and eternal mystery will always coexist. This wide-ranging inquiry, however, ultimately highlights far more than personalities. ", “The reader will enter a 'garden of delights.'". Must there be beauty in all good theories of the cosmos?
Galileo’s story may be more relevant today than ever before. No wonder philosophers and mathematicians have been arguing for centuries over whether math is a system that humans invented or a cosmic -- possibly divine -- order that we simply discovered. Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. It evolved as an obscure branch of pure mathematics. Linda Schlossberg, San Francisco Chronicle. ", “Numbers aficionados will delight in astrophysicist Livio's history of an irrational number whose fame is second only to that of pi. Is there some exotic unknown force, or new kind of energy, causing acceleration? The Accelerating Universe: Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant, and the Beauty of the Cosmos, ( In this pleasing scenario, the universe is perfectly poised between expanding into oblivion or collapsing in a “big crash” and will continue on in this miraculously balanced state for eternity. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. Or does it simply defy an irreducible chaos that we would rather not confront? See search results for this author. This book is sorta philosophical, and does not contain any mathematics. How is that possible? The discovery has therefore ignited a new revolution in cosmology in which scientists are wrestling anew with the most fundamental questions and revisiting ideas that were dismissed long ago. Posizione nella classifica Bestseller di Amazon: Dopo aver visualizzato le pagine di dettaglio del prodotto, guarda qui per trovare un modo facile per tornare alle pagine che ti interessano. . Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics—curiosity—as he explores our innate desire to know why. "Have you ever wondered why we wonder why? ", "Admirably clear and concise account of the Galileo affair.". Livio, Mario: Amazon.com.au: Books. Albert Einstein once wondered: “How is it possible that mathematics, a product of human thought that is independent of experience, fits so excellently the objects of physical reality?” Indeed, Newton formulated a mathematical law of gravity which he himself could verify (given the observational results of his day) to an accuracy of no better than four percent. Something went wrong. I bambini sono più curiosi degli adulti?
For many people, being a great scientist means being above error. Utilizziamo cookie e altre tecnologie simili per migliorare la tua esperienza di acquisto, per fornire i nostri servizi, per capire come i nostri clienti li utilizzano in modo da poterli migliorare e per visualizzare annunci pubblicitari. › Visit Amazon's Mario Livio Page. Astrophysicist Mario Livio looked at the scientific discoveries of Galileo that challenged conventional thinking during his time. This book is sorta philosophical, and does not contain any mathematics. Livio’s genius is to show us just how much those mistakes have taught us.”, — Adam Riess, Thomas Barber Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2011, “Mario Livio wears many hats: scientist, sleuth, storyteller. Livio’s book is a valuable antidote to this skewed picture.
Prime. In, --- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History, and author of, Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier, At an even more fundamental level, are we merely discovering mathematics, just as astronomers discover previously unknown galaxies? Galois’ work gave rise to group theory, the “language” that describes symmetry. Todos los derechos reservados. A nice book, but not as stunning as his "brilliant blunders". Livre très intéressant, mais un peu de longeures je trouve.. :). "Is God a mathematician?
To tell it properly requires an unusual breadth of knowledge and the gifts of a great storyteller. . Stai ascoltando un campione dell'edizione audio udibile. Oder, wie Einstein sich einst fragte: „Wie ist es möglich, dass die Mathematik, die doch ein von aller Erfahrung unabhängiges Produkt des menschlichen Denkens ist, auf die Gegenstände der Welt so vortrefflich passt?“, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Revisado en India el 3 de octubre de 2020.
Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted when they overhear a phone conversation—where they can know only one side of the dialogue—than when they overhear two people talking and know both sides. . In the ever-fascinating Why? Livre très intéressant, mais un peu de longeures je trouve.. :). © 2010-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. o società affiliate. “They differ as boy and man, ” he said, “logic is the youth of mathematics and mathematics is the manhood of logic.” So how can we explain these incredible powers of mathematics? Or are some of the laws governing the universe “ugly”? It is rich storytelling and, above all, a celebration of the human mind on its quest for beauty in all things. Please choose a different delivery location.
It tells the human story of numerous phi-fixated individuals, including the followers of Pythagoras who believed that this proportion revealed the hand of God; astronomer Johannes Kepler, who saw phi as the greatest treasure of geometry; such Renaissance thinkers as mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa; and such masters of the modern world as Goethe, Cezanne, Bartok, and physicist Roger Penrose. Curiosity is not only at the heart of mystery and suspense novels, it is also essential to other creative endeavors, from painting to sculpture to music.
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