Seventeen equations that changed the world /
Ian Stewart.
- London, UK : Profile Books, 2012.
- x, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere - and they are fundamental to everyday life. In this book, the author sets out seventeen equations that have altered the course of human history. It is also an exploration - and explanation - of life on earth