The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality
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- Published: 11 February 2016 11 February 2016
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Author: Richard Panek Rating: 8/10
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It is a very strange Universe out there...
Five Golden Rules: Great Theories of 20Th-Century Mathematics-And Why They Matter
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- Published: 30 December 2015 30 December 2015
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Author: John L. Casti Rating: 7/10
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Mathematics has come a long way in the last couple of centuries and seems that the most recent developments are too complex to discuss outside a limited circle of experts.
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The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood
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- Published: 01 July 2015 01 July 2015
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Author: James Gleick Rating: 8/10
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Having spent a significant portion of my professional career in the field of communications, information transfer has always been a topic near and dear to my heart.
Poincare's Prize: The Hundred-Year Quest to Solve One of Math's Greatest Puzzles
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- Published: 12 March 2015 12 March 2015
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Author: George G. Szpiro Rating: 7/10
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The Poincare Conjecture was one of Topology's most challenging puzzles for over 100 years.
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Photo-Wisdom Master Photographers on Their Art
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- Published: 01 January 2015 01 January 2015
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Author: Lewis Blackwell Rating: 7/10
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As I've noted in earlier reviews of photographic books, writing about photography isn't easy. Perhaps for this reason, this book takes a very different approach.
Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
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- Published: 19 December 2014 19 December 2014
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Author: John Derbyshire Rating: 9/10
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I saw one review of this book that described it as a mathematics book that reads like a novel..
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Journey Through Genius - The Great Theorems of Mathematics
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- Published: 14 October 2014 14 October 2014
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Author: William Dunham Rating: 10/10
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When it comes to the history of mathematics, there is perhaps no more gifted author than William Dunham.
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
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- Published: 14 August 2014 14 August 2014
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Author: Dava Sobel Rating: 9/10
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For centuries, fixing the longitude at sea was a serious problem for navigators.
Linear Algebra
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- Published: 24 June 2014 24 June 2014
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Author: Jim Heffron Rating: 9/10
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Linear Algebra wasn't a topic that appealed much to me in my college days. However, in recent times, I took an interest in machine learning and found that Linear Algebra is very important in this field and that I'd better get a refresher course.
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
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- Published: 31 May 2014 31 May 2014
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Author: Malcolm Gladwell Rating: 7/10
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I once read a review of a Malcolm Gladwell book that stated something to the effect that the author could write a book titled "Grass is Green" and millions would read it and find it fascinating.
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Mastery by Robert Greene
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- Published: 23 May 2014 23 May 2014
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Author: Robert Greene Rating: 7/10
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Originally, I thought that this text would be containing much of the same message as the "So Good They Can't Ignore You" book I have previously reviewed here. Too my surprise, It wasn't so.