The 17 equations that have changed the World

An interesting collection made by Ian Stewart, British mathematician and writer.  From Pythagoras’ theorem, passing through Euler and Fourier, to Maxwell, Einstein, and Shannon; all the greatest discoveries are listed in chronological order.  But what can I say? in my opinion there is room for at least another dozen equations, in any case you can see his list in the picture below. 

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