Euler's Pioneering Equation av Robin (Emeritus Professor of Pure Mathematics Open University) Wilson

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In 1988 The Mathematical Intelligencer, a quarterly mathematics journal, carried out a poll to find the most beautiful theorem in mathematics. Twenty-four theorems were listed and readers were invited to award each a ''score for beauty''. While there were many worthy competitors, the winner was ''Euler''s equation''. In 2004 Physics World carried out a similar poll of ''greatest equations'', and found that among physicists Euler''s mathematical result came second only to Maxwell''s equations. The Stanford mathematician Keith Devlin reflected the feelings of many in describing it as "like a Shakespearian sonnet that captures the very essence of love, or a painting which brings out the beauty of the human form that is far more than just skin deep, Euler''s equation reaches down into the very depths of existence". What is it that makes Euler''s identity, e<sup>i</sup><sup>p</sup> + 1 = 0, so special? In Euler''s Pioneering Equation Robin Wilson shows how this simple, elegant, and profound