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Mathematical Cranks (Spectrum) by Dudley, Underwood is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mathematical Cranks (Spectrum) about?

A delightful collection of articles about people who claim they have achieved the mathematically impossible (squaring the circle, duplicating the cube); people who think they have done something they have not (proving Fermat's Last Theorem); people who pray in matrices; people who find the American Revolution ruled by the number 57; people who have in common eccentric mathematical views, some mild (thinking we should count by 12s instead of 10s), some bizarre (thinking that second-order differential equations will solve all problems of economics, politics and philosophy). This is a truly unique book. It is written with wit and style and is a part of folk mathematics.

Who reads Mathematical Cranks (Spectrum)?

Author

Dudley, Underwood

Publisher

The Mathematical Association of America

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780883855072

Category

history

Subjects

Mathematics, Fiction, History

Rating

3.84 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14