The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics

Críticas:

"Fascinating." -- Washington Post Book World

No matter what your mathematical IQ, you will enjoy reading The Music of the Primes. --Keith Devlin, Stanford University, author of The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles of Our Time

Exceptional. ... A book that will draw readers normally indifferent to the subject deep into the adventure of mathematics. --Booklist (starred review)

An amazing book! Hugely enjoyable. Du Sautoy provides a stunning journey into the wonderful world of primes. --Oliver Sacks

This fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of the mathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. --Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman

This is a wonderful book about one of the greatest remaining mysteries in mathematics. --Amir Aczel, author of Fermat's Last Theorem and The Riddle of the Compass

[A] lively history. . . . A must for math buffs. --Kirkus Reviews

Fascinating. --Washington Post Book World

"Exceptional. ... A book that will draw readers normally indifferent to the subject deep into the adventure of mathematics."--Booklist (starred review)

"[A] lively history. . . . A must for math buffs."--Kirkus Reviews

Reseña del editor:

An examination of the Riemann Hypothesis considers the modern implications of its solution, noting its potential impact on business, science, and other fields and describing the million-dollar prize currently being offered to whomever can crack its code. Reprint.

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