Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe by Steven Strogatz

Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe

Steven Strogatz

360 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science informative slow-paced

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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 centuri...

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