Prime Obsession: Berhhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
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Description
The definitive story of the Riemann Hypothesis, a fascinating and epic mathematical mystery that continues to challege the world.
In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, a little-known thirty-two year old mathematician, made a hypothesis while presenting a paper to the Berlin Academy titled “On the Number of Prime Numbers Less Than a Given Quantity.” Today, after 150 years of careful research and exhaustive study, the Riemann Hyphothesis remains unsolved, with a one-million-dollar prize earmarked for the first person to conquer it.
In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, a little-known thirty-two year old mathematician, made a hypothesis while presenting a paper to the Berlin Academy titled “On the Number of Prime Numbers Less Than a Given Quantity.” Today, after 150 years of careful research and exhaustive study, the Riemann Hyphothesis remains unsolved, with a one-million-dollar prize earmarked for the first person to conquer it.
Alternating passages of extraordinarily lucid mathematical exposition with chapters of elegantly composed biography and history, Prime Obsession is a fascinating and fluent account of an epic mathematical mystery that continues to challenge and excite the world.
PUBLISHER:
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10:
0452285259
ISBN-13:
9780452285255
BINDING:
Paperback
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2004
NUMBER OF PAGES:
448
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
1(H) x 5.2(W) x 7.92(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / adult
LANGUAGE:
English