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Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt
Language: en
Pages: 424
Authors: Paul J. Nahin
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-17 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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An incomparable collection of stimulating math puzzles from bestselling author Paul Nahin What does quilting have to do with electric circuit theory? The answer
Number-Crunching
Language: en
Pages: 406
Authors: Paul J. Nahin
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-08 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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More stimulating mathematics puzzles from bestselling author Paul Nahin How do technicians repair broken communications cables at the bottom of the ocean withou
Time Machines
Language: en
Pages: 674
Authors: Paul J. Nahin
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-04-20 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

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This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov
Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula
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Pages: 416
Authors: Paul J. Nahin
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-04 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, disc
An Imaginary Tale
Language: en
Pages: 297
Authors: Paul J. Nahin
Categories: Mathematics
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Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their deriva