Stewart, Ian,  1945- <br/><br/>
Seventeen equations that changed the world / 
Ian Stewart. 
 - London :  Profile Books,  2013. 
 - x, 342 p. 
<br/><br/>Incluye índice. 
<br/><br/> Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781846685323 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Equations.<br/>Ecuaciones.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA 76.8  / S849s 2013