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Szpiro, George,1950-

how some of the greatest minds in history helped solve one of the oldest math problems in the world

George G. Szpiro

John Wiley & Sons

c2003

viii, 296 p. ill. 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-286) and index. , Cannonballs and tomatoes -- The puzzle of the dozen spheres -- Fire hydrants and soccer players -- Thueʹs two attempts and Fejes-Tothʹs achievement -- Twelveʹs company, thirteenʹs a crowd -- Nets and knots -- Twisted boxes -- No dancing at this congress -- The race for the upper bound -- Right angles for round spaces -- Wobbly balls and hybrid stars -- Simplex, Cplex, and symbolic mathematics -- But is it really a proof? -- Beehives again ... -- This is not an epilogue.

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