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The Music of the Primes
by Marcus du Sautoy
The Riemann Hypothesis and the mathematicians obsessed with the primes' pattern: Gauss, Riemann, Hardy, Ramanujan, Turing. Rich and readable.
Read it if…
you want the greatest unsolved problem explained.
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Skip it if…
you want a quick read.
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Three things you will actually use
- Primes are the atoms of math.
- Patterns hide in chaos.
- Obsession has a history.
Do this first
Read the chapters on Riemann.
Our verdict
Du Sautoy on primes.
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