Number: The Language of Science
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Number: The Language of Science
Author: Dantzig, Tobias
Brand: PLUME
Color: White
Edition: Reprint
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 416
Release Date: 30-01-2007
Part Number: Illustrated
Details: "Beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolution of mathematics which has ever fallen into my hands."—Albert Einstein
Number is an eloquent, accessible tour de force that reveals how the concept of number evolved from prehistoric times through the twentieth century. Renowned professor of mathematics Tobias Dantzig shows that the development of math—from the invention of counting to the discovery of infinity—is a profoundly human story that progressed by “trying and erring, by groping and stumbling.” He shows how commerce, war, and religion led to advances in math, and he recounts the stories of individuals whose breakthroughs expanded the concept of number and created the mathematics that we know today.
EAN: 9780452288119
Package Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.9 inches
Languages: English
