EPISODE · Oct 8, 2018 · 11H 45M
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved by Mario Livio
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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/57332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Author: Mario Livio Narrator: Tom Parks Format: mp3 Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins Release date: 10-08-18 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 68 ratings Genres: Mathematics Publisher's Summary: For thousands of years mathematicians solved progressively more difficult algebraic equations, until they encountered the quintic equation, which resisted solution for three centuries. Working independently, two prodigies ultimately proved that the quintic cannot be solved by a simple formula. The first popular account of the mathematics of symmetry and order, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved is told not through abstract formulas but in a beautifully written and dramatic account of the lives and work of some of the greatest and most intriguing mathematicians in history.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/57332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Author: Mario Livio Narrator: Tom Parks Format: mp3 Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins Release date: 10-08-18 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 68 ratings Genres: Mathematics Publisher's Summary: For thousands of years mathematicians solved progressively more difficult algebraic equations, until they encountered the quintic equation, which resisted solution for three centuries. Working independently, two prodigies ultimately proved that the quintic cannot be solved by a simple formula. The first popular account of the mathematics of symmetry and order, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved is told not through abstract formulas but in a beautifully written and dramatic account of the lives and work of some of the greatest and most intriguing mathematicians in history.
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