{"product_id":"the-music-of-the-primes-searching-to-solve-the-greatest-mystery-in-mathematics-isbn-9780062064011","title":"The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics","description":"Inthe tradition of \u003cem\u003eFermat’s Enigma \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePi\u003c\/em\u003e, Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engagingstory of Bernhard Reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics—the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\u003c\/em\u003e, calls \u003cem\u003eTheMusic of the Primes\u003c\/em\u003e “an amazing book. . . . I could not put it down once Ihad started.” Simon Winchester, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/em\u003e,writes, “this fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of themathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy's enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymnto the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkestcorners of his most arcane universe.” | \u003cp\u003eIn 1859, German mathematician Bernhard Riemann presented a paper to the Berlin Academy that would forever change mathematics. The subject was the mystery of prime numbers. At the heart of the presentation was an idea that Riemann had not yet proved—one that baffles mathematicians to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolving the Riemann Hypothesis could change the way we do business, since prime numbers are the lynchpin for security in banking and e-commerce. It would also have a profound impact on the cutting edge of science, affecting quantum mechanics, chaos theory, and the future of computing. Leaders in math and science are trying to crack the elusive code, and a prize of $1 million has been offered to the winner. In this engaging book, Marcus du Sautoy reveals the extraordinary history behind the holy grail of mathematics and the ongoing quest to capture it.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Marcus du Sautoy’s book is a highly engaging and entertaining account of the problem that most mathematicians put at the top of their most wanted list. No matter what your mathematical IQ, you will enjoy reading \u003ci\u003eThe Music of the Primes\u003c\/i\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith Devlin, Stanford University, author of The Math Gene and The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An amazing book! Hugely enjoyable. I could not put it down once I had started. Du Sautoy provides a stunning journey into the wonderful world of primes, a journey made human and even more enthralling because he presents the personalities and lives of some of history’s greatest mathematicians with the same vividness and brilliance as he presents their ideas.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of the mathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy’s enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymn to the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkest corners of his most arcane universe.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Du Sautoy’s narrative conjures up the characters and their profound ideas with wonderful verve and a poetic gift for explanation. It is enormously entertaining stuff. He also uncovers a staggering depth and richness to the Universe that should leave you in awe.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Poignant. . . . As Marcus du Sautoy thrillingly shows, mathematicians love numbers so much that they invest them with the properties of things.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Exceptional. ... A book that will draw readers normally indifferent to the subject deep into the adventure of mathematics.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] lively history. . . . A must for math buffs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[T]his account is fascinating, filled with odd twists. . . . Marcus du Sautoy attempts to explain some of the efforts that have been made on this ‘Everest of Mathematics.’ ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Du Sautoy provides a panoramic history of prime-number crunching, rich with anecdote and unfailingly patient with the mathematical fine points.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engaging. . . . [Du Sautoy] is a fluent expositor of more tractable mathematics, and his portraits of math notables are quite vivid.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Written with incisive clarity, Marcus du Sautoy’s The Music of the Primes tells an enthralling story. . . . The saga is also one of profoundly human passions and griefs, of rivalries and collaborative labours. In what are today somewhat tawdry times, the history of this great hunt is quite simply one of rare human dignity. Du Sautoy brings it to passionate life even for the layman. A book not to be put down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Steiner, Times Literary Supplement (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Du Sautoy shows how computers are used to discover reams of detail about the primes and how this detail is important to Web commerce. His account of current work takes us as close to the frontier as we can get without a passport.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An amazing book! Hugely enjoyable. 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