Szpiro, George,  1950- <br/><br/>
Kepler's conjecture :  how some of the greatest minds in history helped solve one of the oldest math problems in the world / 
George Szpiro. 
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  John Wiley & Sons,  c2003. 
 - viii, 296 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - 510 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-286) and index. 
<br/><br/>Cannonballs and tomatoes -- The puzzle of the dozen spheres -- Fire hydrants and soccer players -- Thue's two attempts and Fejes-Toth's achievement -- Twelve's company, thirteen's 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471086010 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Popular works.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510