Skip to main content
Unpositioned
Edit position
Edit position

No position recorded yet. Picking a shelf here sets the manual override.

Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D.
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D.

by Michael Guillen

This work examines five influential mathematical equations and the historical context of their discovery. It explores how these scientific advancements shaped modern life, enabling developments such as electricity, aviation, and nuclear energy.

Accession 35029 ISBN 0786861037 Publisher Hyperion
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D. spine
Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D. cover
Live
No live
No live
Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D. spine
No live
Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D. cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Communication Literature
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
never
orientation
unknown
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured
LOCATION HISTORY
No location history available for this book.
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 11:40 (3 days, 14 hours ago)

Identity

name→ title
Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D.
vernon_id
47482
accession_no→ accession_number
35029
vernon_slug
five-equations-that-changed-the-world-the-power-and-poetry-of-mathematics-michael-guillen-phd

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0786861037

Descriptive

production_date
1995
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Michael Guillen
tags→ tags
Literature, Philology, Fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy literature, Speculative fiction
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
59391

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "five-equations-that-changed-the-world-the-power-and-poetry-of-mathematics-michael-guillen-phd"
"opacObjectId": "47482"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "59391"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "bc8f8f"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 15.02
"colorName": "rosybrown"
"lightness": 65
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 25
"formattedColorName": "rosy brown"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "808080"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 29.6
"colorName": "gray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "gray"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 46.89
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a9a9a9"
"hue": 0
"rank": 4
"presence": 2.68
"colorName": "darkgray"
"lightness": 66
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dark gray"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "4682b4"
"hue": 207
"rank": 5
"presence": 1.3
"colorName": "steelblue"
"lightness": 49
"colorGroup": "blue"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "steel blue"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "e1bfba"
"hue": 7
"rank": 1
"presence": 15.02
"lightness": 80
"saturation": 39
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "897f7d"
"hue": 10
"rank": 2
"presence": 29.6
"lightness": 51
"saturation": 4
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "162524"
"hue": 176
"rank": 3
"presence": 46.89
"lightness": 11
"saturation": 25
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "a7a6a3"
"hue": 45
"rank": 4
"presence": 2.68
"lightness": 64
"saturation": 2
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "648baa"
"hue": 206
"rank": 5
"presence": 1.3
"lightness": 52
"saturation": 29
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "50676c"
"hue": 190
"rank": 6
"presence": 1.85
"lightness": 36
"saturation": 14
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "1f4f6d"
"hue": 203
"rank": 7
"presence": 2.66
"lightness": 27
"saturation": 55
"imageLabels": [5 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 84.19
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 30
"score": 71.15
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Necktie"
"imageLabelId": 2167
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 15171
"score": 64.68
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 110
"score": 64.02
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Happiness"
"imageLabelId": 2178
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 1176
"score": 54.92
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Photo caption"
"imageLabelId": 216
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/41921/e9234d28c6a874737aa4c8bbc02347c77634cd28.jpg"
"width": "531"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/41921/e9234d28c6a874737aa4c8bbc02347c77634cd28.jpg"
"width": "266"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/41921/e9234d28c6a874737aa4c8bbc02347c77634cd28.jpg"
"width": "23"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/41921/e9234d28c6a874737aa4c8bbc02347c77634cd28.jpg"
"width": "100"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/41921/e9234d28c6a874737aa4c8bbc02347c77634cd28.jpg"
"width": "50"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/41921/e9234d28c6a874737aa4c8bbc02347c77634cd28.jpg"
"width": "797"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 1.3123642
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "35029"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D."
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Five equations that changed the world : the power and poetry of mathematics / Michael Guillen, Ph.D."
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Guillen, Michael"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1995"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1995-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1995-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes"
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Science Fiction Collection/Special Collections/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Science Fiction Collection/Special Collections/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "New York City/New York/United States of America"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Hyperion"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0786861037"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [3 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Fantasy fiction/Fantasy literature/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Fantasy fiction/Fantasy literature/Literature/Philology""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Speculative fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Speculative fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "michael-guillen"
"title": "Michael Guillen"
"relatedRecordId": "43544"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1