| Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Contributor(s): Dunham, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 014014739X ISBN-13: 9780140147391 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1991 Annotation: A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematicalgenius, this book is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity. Dunham places mathematical theorem, along with masterpieces of art, music, and literature and gives them the attention they deserve. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Mathematics | Essays |
| Dewey: 510.9 |
| LCCN: 00001636 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.09" W x 7.76" (0.49 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Like masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve. Dunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator -- from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics. A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, Journey Through Genius is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity. "It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; a fascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity and insight. It is mathematics by lightning flash." --Isaac Asimov |