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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
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- 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
Other editions & translations
- The Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics (2012)
- The Music Of The Primes: Why An Unsolved Problem In Mathematics Matters (text Only) (2012)
- La symphonie des nombres premiers (Essais) (2011)
- The Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics (2004)
- L'enigma dei numeri primi: L'Ipotesi di Riemmann, l'ultimo grande mistero della Matematica (2004)
- The Music of the Primes : Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters (2004)
- L'enigma dei numeri primi. L'ipotesi di Riemann, il più grande mistero della matematica (2005)
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