The unfinished game / Devlin, Keith J

ISBN13: 
9780465018963
Compare Title: 
theunfinishedgamepascalfermatandtheseventeenthcenturyletterthatmadetheworldmodern
Call Number: 
519.2

The unfinished game

Pascal, Fermat, and the seventeenth century letter that made the world modern
2010
Details the letters written between Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, in which each man developed a means to accurately predict mathematical futures. Considers how this discovery is applied to modern life, as well as its influence on allowing mankind to think about the "future.".
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