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The Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics by Marcus Du Sautoy is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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Explains how the prime numbers have fascinated mathematicians, and recounts efforts to prove the Riemann Hypothesis, first suggested by Bernard Riemann in 1859, that would finally bring order and harmony to these numbers. Who wants to be a millionaire? -- The atoms of arithmetic -- Riemann's imaginary mathematical looking-glass -- The Riemann Hypothesis: From random primes to orderly zeros -- The mathematical relay race: Realising Riemann's revolution -- Ramanujan, the mathematical mystic -- Mathematical exodus: From Göttingen to Princeton -- Machines of the mind -- The computer age: From the mind to the desktop -- Cracking numbers and codes -- From orderly zeros to quantum chaos -- The missing piece of the jigsaw

Who reads The Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Marcus Du Sautoy
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780060935580
Category
science
Subjects
Mathematics, Fiction, Science
Rating
4.06 / 5 (42 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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