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Bestselling Popular Science Author Amir Aczel Selects The Most Fascinating Individuals And Stories In The History Of Mathematics, Presenting A Colorful Narrative That Explores The Quirky Personalities Behind Some Of The Most Profound, Enduring Theorems. Through Such Mathematical Geniuses As Archimedes, Leonardo Of Pisa (a.k.a. Fibonacci), Tartaglia (the Stutterer), Descartes, Gottfried Liebniz, Carl Gauss, Joseph Fourier (napoleon's Mathematician), Evariste Galois, Georg Cantor, Ramanujan, And Nicholas Bourbaki, We Gather Little Known Details About The Alliances And Rivalries That Profoundly Impacted The Development Of What The Scheming Doctor-turned-mathematician Geronimo Cardano Called The Great Art. This Story Of Mathematics Is Not Your Dry College Textbook Account; Tales Of Duels, Battlefield Heroism, Flamboyant Arrogance, Pranks, Secret Societies, Imprisonment, Feuds, Theft, And Even Some Fatal Errors Of Judgment Fill These Pages (clearly, Genius Doesn't Guarantee Street Smarts). Ultimately, Readers Will Come Away From This Book Entertained, With A Newfound Appreciation Of The Tenacity, Complexity, Eccentricity, And Brilliance Of The Mathematical Genius-- Hellenic Foundations.

Author

Aczel, Amir D.

Publisher

Union Square & Co.

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781402790850

Subjects

Mathematics, History, Stem

Rating

3.52 / 5 (118 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14