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Archimedes' Revenge: The Joys and Perils of Mathematics

Name: Archimedes' Revenge: The Joys and Perils of Mathematics
Author: Paul Hoffman
ISBN: 9780393025224

Paul Hoffman

296 pages

W W Norton & Co Inc

Jan 1988

First Edition

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Essays discuss number theory, cryptography, topology, chess playing, computers, algorithms, parallel processing, and political representation

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Pages 296

Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc

Published 1988

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