![]() Step inside the magical world of Cedric Villani. Of ordinary family life blurring with the abstract world of mathematical physics, of theories and equations that haunt your dreams and seeking the elusive inspiration found only in a locked, darkened room.īlending science with history, biography with myth, Villani conjures up an inimitable cast: the omnipresent Einstein, mad genius Kurt Godel, and Villani's personal hero, John Nash. ![]() His story is one of courage and partnership, doubt and anxiety, elation and despair. Along the way he encounters obstacles and setbacks, losses of faith and even brushes with madness. ![]() How does a genius see the world? Where and how does inspiration strike?Ĭedric Villani takes us on a mesmerising adventure as he wrestles with the Boltzmann equation - a new theorem that will eventually win him the most coveted prize in mathematics and a place in the mathematical history books. This man could plainly do for mathematics what Brian Cox has done for physics - Sunday Times Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure Paperback by Cdric Villani (Author), Malcolm DeBevoise (Translator) 345 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 24.99 Other new and used from 1.59 Paperback 12.69 Other new, used and collectible from 1. ![]()
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