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A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995! Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good Morning America , tells the fascinating stories behind five mathematical equations. As a regular contributor to daytime's most popular morning news show and an... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Albert Einstein: Add a description of this character.
- Rudolf Clausius
- Humphry Davy
- Daniel Bernoulli
- Newton
- Johann Bernoulli
- Mayer
- Storer
- Kepler
- Hooke
- Aristotle
- Michael Faraday
- Euler
- Darwin
- Gilbert
- Zhukovsky
- Galvani
- Leonardo
- Woolsthorpe
- Mr. Stokes
- Morley
- Grantham
- Michelson
- Black
- Lavoisier
- Jakob
- William Thomson
- James
- Nikolaus
- Tatum
- Riebau
- Harvey
- Isaac
- Mr. Clarke
- Adie
- Maxwell
- Charles
- Hanna
Quotes edit
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“p.216 Einstein: "I believe in a God who reveals HImself in the harmony of all that exists, not in a God who concerns Himself with the fate and actions of men."”
First Sentence edit
For the last several months, thirteen-year-old Isaac Newton had been watching with curiosity while workmen built a windmill just outside the town of Grantham.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael Guillen (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 530.15
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