Infinite Ascent by David Berlinski

Infinite Ascent by David Berlinski

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, intoxicated by the mystical significance of numbers; Euclid, who gave the world the very idea of a proof; Leibniz and Newton, co-discoverers of the calculus; Cantor, master of the infinite; and G del, who in one magnificent proof placed everything in doubt.

The elaboration of mathematical knowledge has meant nothing less than the unfolding of human consciousness itself. With his unmatched ability to make abstract ideas concrete and approachable, Berlinski both tells an engrossing tale and introduces us to the full power of what surely ranks as one of the greatest of all human endeavors.

From the Hardcover edition.

David Berlinski is a Ph.D. holder. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and is the bestselling author of A Tour of the Calculus, The Advent of the Algorithm, and Newton's Gift, among other works. Berlinski is a senior fellow at the Discovery Center in Seattle and a former fellow at the Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, among other publications. He is based in Paris.

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ISBN 13	9780679642343
ISBN 10	067964234X
Title	Infinite Ascent
Author	David Berlinski
Series	Modern Library Chronicles S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2005-09-06
Number of pages	197
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