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Beyond Infinity by Eugenia Cheng
Cheng] does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works. -- Wall Street Journal How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.
Eugenia Cheng is a mathematician, pianist, and lecturer. She is passionate about ridding the world of math-phobia. Eugenia's first book, How to Bake Pi, has been an international success. Molly's Mathematical Adventure is her first children's book. Aleksandra Artymowska is an illustrator, graphic designer, and painter from Poland. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 2005 and received the Provost Award. She now splits her time between Poland and Israel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780465094813 |
| ISBN 10 | 0465094813 |
| Title | Beyond Infinity |
| Author | Eugenia Cheng |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
| Year published | 2017-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |