The Great Math War: How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541605008ISBN-10:1541605004UPC:9781541605008Book Category:Mathematics, Biography & Autobiography, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Science & Technology, HistorySize:9.40 x 6.20 x 1.60 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCW4WTMEKB
The Great Math War: How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics
A "fascinating romp" (Johnjoe McFadden) and stirring account of the mathematicians who went looking for the bedrock philosophical foundations of their field and witnessed a house of cards collapse instead As the nineteenth century ended, mathematicians were celebrating a century of triumphs that--surprisingly--made clear how little they knew: What is the nature of infinity? Is math free from...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541605008ISBN-10:1541605004UPC:9781541605008Book Category:Mathematics, Biography & Autobiography, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Science & Technology, HistorySize:9.40 x 6.20 x 1.60 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCW4WTMEKB
Jason Socrates Bardi is an award-winning journalist in DC who has written two books about the history of math: The Calculus Wars and The Fifth Postulate. He has published hundreds of articles about modern science and medicine in outlets including the San Francisco Chronicle, Good Morning America, US News & World Report, and The Lancet. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
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