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“A lighthearted yet far-reaching look at the history of numbers and how we use them.” —Publishers WeeklyHave 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.Praise for Are Numbers Real?“A compact, very readable, and highly entertaining history of the development and use of mathematics to answer the important practical questions involved in advancing civilization... a superb introduct

Who reads Are the Numbers Real? : the Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World?

Author

Brian Clegg

Publisher

New York: St. Martin's Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250081049

Category

science

Subjects

Mathematics, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.54 / 5 (77 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13