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Elegance in Science: The beauty of simplicity
Elegance in Science The beauty of simplicity
Author: Ian Glynn
We usually associate a sense of elegance with art or fashion design, poetry or dance, but the idea of elegance is surprisingly important in science as well. The use of the term is most apparent in the "elegant proofs" of mathematics--which Bertrand Russell once described as "capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show"--...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199578627
ISBN-10: 0199578621
Publication Date: 5/6/2010
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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