Makers of Mathematics by Stuart Hollingdale
Fascinating and highly readable, this book recounts the history of mathematics as revealed in the lives and writings of the most distinguished practitioners of the art: Archimedes, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal, Newton, Leibniz, Euler, Gauss, Hamilton, Einstein, and many more. Author Stuart Hollingdale introduces and explains the roles of these gifted and often colorful figures in the development of mathematics as well as the ways in which their work relates to mathematics as a whole.Although the emphasis in this absorbing survey is primarily biographical, Hollingdale also discusses major historical themes and explains new ideas and techniques. No specialized mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed. Superbly informative, this volume offers an accessible, interesting guide to one of the pillars of modern science, and to a supremely important aspect of human culture through the ages.
Stuart Hollingdale was a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the University of Birmingham's computer lab when he died. Following his retirement in 1974, he became involved in the United Kingdom's groundbreaking Open University program.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780486450070 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486450074 |
| Title | Makers of Mathematics |
| Author | Stuart Hollingdale |
| Series | Dover Books On Mathema 14tics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2006-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
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