Finding Fibonacci by Keith Devlin
A mathematician's ten-year quest to tell Fibonacci's storyIn 2000, Keith Devlin set out to research the life and legacy of the medieval mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Fibonacci, whose book Liber abbaci, or the "Book of Calculation," introduced modern arithmetic to the Western world. Although most famous for the Fibonacci num
“[A] jaunty book”—James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review
“Devlin leads a cheerful pursuit to rediscover the hero of 13th-century European mathematics, taking readers across centuries and through the back streets of medieval and modern Italy in this entertaining and surprising history.”—Publishers Weekly
“Finding Fibonacci showcases Devlin’s writerly flair.”—Davide Castelvecchi, Nature
“[Devlin] talks his way into Italian research libraries in search of early manuscripts, photographs all 11 street signs on Via Leonardo Fibonacci in Florence and strives to cultivate a love for numbers in his readers.”—Andrea Marks, Scientific American
“Engaging and entertaining.”—Library Journal
“Personal and lively.”—Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society
“Devlin’s enthusiasm for his subject is infectious.”—Tony Mann, Times Higher Education
“Devlin leads a cheerful pursuit to rediscover the hero of 13th-century European mathematics, taking readers across centuries and through the back streets of medieval and modern Italy in this entertaining and surprising history.”—Publishers Weekly
“Finding Fibonacci showcases Devlin’s writerly flair.”—Davide Castelvecchi, Nature
“[Devlin] talks his way into Italian research libraries in search of early manuscripts, photographs all 11 street signs on Via Leonardo Fibonacci in Florence and strives to cultivate a love for numbers in his readers.”—Andrea Marks, Scientific American
“Engaging and entertaining.”—Library Journal
“Personal and lively.”—Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society
“Devlin’s enthusiasm for his subject is infectious.”—Tony Mann, Times Higher Education
Keith Devlin is a mathematician at Stanford University and cofounder and president of BrainQuake. His many books include The Unfinished Game: Pascal, Fermat, and the Seventeenth-Century Letter That Made the World Modern. He is “the Math Guy” on National Public Radio.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691192307 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691192308 |
| Title | Finding Fibonacci |
| Author | Keith Devlin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2019-07-09 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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