DJBruce Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 I am currently reading The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics, by Marcus du Sautoy. I am not quite done yet but so far it is a very good book. I was wondering if anyone else had read it and if so what the thought of the book. If you have not read it I would suggest you do. It covers the entire story of prime numbers from the Greeks to the present day. Plus, it is not weighed down with to much complicated mathematics.
ajb Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 I met Marcus du Sautoy once. He seemed a nice guy and the talk he gave was good. I don't know the book, but as du Sautoy is a clear speaker, I would imagine his book is good.
Flashman Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Which end is most loaded? I'd like a book about primes but if it takes 7/8th of it up with ancient history and just skims through the last 2 centuries in the last chapter I'd be rather disappointed. Read a book like that on electromagnetism earlier this year, Galvani practically got a chapter to himself and Maxwell got 3/4 of a page.
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