Dr. Richard Elwes: How to Build a Brain: And 34 Other Really Interesting Uses of Mathematics

How to Build a Brain: And 34 Other Really Interesting Uses of Mathematics


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Author: Dr. Richard Elwes
Number of Pages: 224 pages
Published Date: 01 Apr 2011
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9781849164801
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