{"product_id":"a-equacao-que-ninguem-conseguia-resolver","title":"The equation that no one could solve","description":"\"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHow a math genius discovered the language of symmetry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e For centuries, an equation tormented the world's most brilliant mathematicians, who were unable to decipher it. The task seemed impossible until two young prodigies, separately, discovered that it could not be solved by traditional methods and revolutionized the history of mathematics. They were the Frenchman Évariste Galois (1811-32) and the Norwegian Niels Henrik Abel (1802-29).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eBesides their genius, their paths shared another commonality: they both died young, tragically. Abel was sentenced to death by poverty, dying of tuberculosis at the age of 26. Galois's life was no less terrible. During the night of May 29, 1832, he reviewed his mathematical papers, made some corrections and comments, and wrote his most memorable and sad note: \"I have no time.\" The next morning, he would be fatally shot during a duel. \"Don't cry, I need all my courage to die at 20,\" were the last words of one of the greatest visionaries of all mathematicians—the unlikely combination of a genius like Mozart and a romantic like Lord Byron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eGalois was astonishingly creative, and his ideas profoundly changed mathematics. The new domain he created, group theory—a mathematical language that describes the essence of symmetries and explores their properties—expanded far beyond the confines of pure mathematics and entered the realm of visual arts, music, physics, and wherever symmetries can be found. Symmetry permeates objects and concepts ranging from Persian rugs to the molecules of life; from Bach's music to choosing the ideal marriage partner; from the Sistine Chapel to the coveted \"Theory of Everything\" and snowflakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Equation That No One Could Solve\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating and accessible account by astrophysicist and mathematician Mario Livio of the symmetry and tenacity of the human intellect in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e \"","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159229612284,"sku":"9788501076502","price":94.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/3dafc689496604e1b0d67f1d1bc17801.jpg?v=1776896485","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/a-equacao-que-ninguem-conseguia-resolver","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}