1st Edition
Science and Mathematics From Primitive to Modern Times
By Jayant V. Narlikar
Copyright 2022
188 Pages
83 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
188 Pages
83 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
188 Pages
83 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
Also available as eBook on:
This book offers an engaging and comprehensive introduction to scientific theories and the evolution of science and mathematics through the centuries. It discusses the history of scientific thought and ideas and the intricate dynamic between new scientific discoveries, scientists, culture and societies.
Through stories and historical accounts, the volume illustrates the human engagement and... Read more
Prologue: The Beginning of the Story of Mathematics and Science 1. Glimpses of Greece 2. The Eastern Inputs 3. Some Ancient Seats of Learning 4. Feedback from History 5. Geometry and Algebra Combined 6. The Sun Rises 7. Science after Newton 8. The Timeline of Science in the 19th Century 9. On the Cosmic Front 10. A Variety of New Mathematics –I 11. A Variety of New Mathematics- II 12. The Magical Decade at Gottingen 13. First Shock: Relativity 14. Second Shock: Quantum Theory 15. The Conquest of Space 16. Women Contributors to Mathematics and Science Epilogue: The Continuing Story of Mathematics and Science Appendix: In Lighter Vein
Biography
Jayant V. Narlikar spent most of his learning life at Cambridge, England, including a Ph.D. followed by Sc.D. He was a Fellow of King’s College. Besides a highly productive career as a professional astrophysicist, he has acquired the reputation of someone who has popularized science and as an author of science fiction for which he was awarded the prestigious Kalinga award by UNESCO.
"The book will be of interest not only for students and researchers of science, mathematicians and philosophers of mathematics and of science as well as historians of science but it will be certainly useful also for general readers." -Roman Murawski, Adam Mickiewicz University
