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by Eli Maor

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The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest mathematical background, this biography brings out the central importance of e to mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.

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  • Title E: The Story of a Number
  • Author Eli Maor
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press
  • Publication date 2015-09-22
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780691168487 / 0691168482
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 2.03 cm)
  • Category Mathematics
  • Library of Congress subjects E (The number)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2015458669
  • Dewey Decimal Code 512.73

About the author

Eli Maor is the author of "Beautiful Geometry "(with Eugen Jost), "Venus in Transit, Trigonometric Delights," "To Infinity and Beyond," and "The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History" (all Princeton).

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