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.Seventeen Equations that
Changed the World examines seventeen ground-breaking equations that have altered the course of
human history. He explores how Pythagoras's 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 Schr¿dinger's cat.Entertaining surprising and vastly
informative Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is a highly original exploration -- and
explanation -- of life on earth.
