{"product_id":"9781786492975","title":"Infinite Powers : The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Strogatz, Steven (Author), \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/02\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Atlantic Books,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtlantic Books,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Popular mathematics\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781786492975\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world's foremost mathematicians. This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Archimedes to today's breakthroughs in chaos theory and artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Fourier, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, medicine, philosophy, and much besides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35021933445273,"sku":"9781786492975","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781786492975_333d4185-e39c-4483-8363-ab72dd38cd91.jpg?v=1601397457","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781786492975","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}