Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780140296471ISBN-10:140296476UPC:9780140296471Book Category:Mathematics, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Philosophy & Social Aspects, ArithmeticAward:2001 Literary Award Winner - First Nonfiction AwardSize:8.00 x 5.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCZZK2DQB9
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Popular math at its most entertaining and enlightening. "Zero is really something"-Washington Post A New York Times Notable Book. The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Now it threatens the foundations of modern physics. For centuries the power of zero savored of the demonic; once harnessed, it became the most...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780140296471ISBN-10:140296476UPC:9780140296471Book Category:Mathematics, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Philosophy & Social Aspects, ArithmeticAward:2001 Literary Award Winner - First Nonfiction AwardSize:8.00 x 5.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCZZK2DQB9
Charles Seife is the author of five previous books, including Proofiness and Virtual Unreality. He has written for a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, Wired, New Scientist, Science, Scientific American, and The Economist. He is a professor of journalism at New York University and lives in New York City.
Publisher: Penguin Books
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🏆 2001 Literary Award Winner - First Nonfiction Award
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