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In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World by Ian Stewart

The author tells the stories of 17 equations, from Maxwell’s equations that led to modern TV and radio to algorithms that rattled the stock market.

Basic Books, 2012, 342 p., $26.99

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