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Marcus du Sautoy

2008376 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2008
first published
  • 2009HarperCollins PublishersISBN 9780007214624
  • 2012HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9780007380879
  • 2008Fourth Estate · 376 pages · ENGISBN 9780007214617

"Marcus du Sautoy journeys from the pyramid to the football, from fundamental particles to our ideas of art, from insect life to architecture, from computer science to psychology, and explores what is perhaps the most significant concept in mathematics. He shows that symmetry is at the basis of communication and evolutionary biology; at the very heart of life. And he brings us face to face with the oddball mathematicians, both past and present, who have battled to understand symmetry's elusive qualities."--Jacket.

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