| Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World Contributor(s): Clegg, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250081041 ISBN-13: 9781250081049 Publisher: St. Martin's Press OUR PRICE: $24.64 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Number Theory |
| Dewey: 510 |
| LCCN: 2016027287 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Have you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would your life be like without them? Numbers began as simple representations of everyday things, but mathematics rapidly took on a life of its own, occupying a parallel virtual world. In Are Numbers Real?, Brian Clegg explores the way that math has become more and more detached from reality, and yet despite this is driving the development of modern physics. From devising a new counting system based on goats, through the weird and wonderful mathematics of imaginary numbers and infinity, to the debate over whether mathematics has too much influence on the direction of science, this fascinating and accessible book opens the reader's eyes to the hidden reality of the strange yet familiar entities that are numbers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clegg, Brian: - BRIAN CLEGG is the author of Ten Billion Tomorrows, Final Frontier, Extra Sensory, Gravity, How to Build a Time Machine, Armageddon Science, Before the Big Bang, Upgrade Me, and The God Effect among others. He holds a physics degree from Cambridge and has written regular columns, features, and reviews for numerous magazines. He lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife and two children. |