Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:David BerlinskiSeries:Modern Library Classics (Paperback)Publish date:2008-01-08Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Modern LibraryISBN-13:9780812978711ISBN-10:812978714UPC:9780812978711Book Category:Mathematics, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Reference, Social HistorySize:8.00 x 5.22 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SC3DWXTWBD
In Infinite Ascent, David Berlinski, the acclaimed author of The Advent of the Algorithm, A Tour of the Calculus, and Newton's Gift, tells the story of mathematics, bringing to life with wit, elegance, and deep insight a 2,500-year-long intellectual adventure. Berlinski focuses on the ten most important breakthroughs in mathematical history-and the men behind them. Here are Pythagoras,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Modern LibraryISBN-13:9780812978711ISBN-10:812978714UPC:9780812978711Book Category:Mathematics, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Reference, Social HistorySize:8.00 x 5.22 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SC3DWXTWBD
David Berlinski received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and has taught mathematics, philosophy, and English at Stanford, Rutgers, the University of Puget Sound, and the Université de Paris at Jussieu. He has been a research fellow at both the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria and the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques in France. His many books have been...
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