The Man of Numbers by Keith Devlin
The story of the medieval genius whose 1202 book changed the course of mathematics in the West and helped bring on the modern era.
PRAISE FOR 'LIFE BY NUMBERS'
'Not in many, many years have I seen a book nearly as instructive, enlightening, and sheer fun about the beauty of mathematicsLife by Numbers is truly superb' * Amir Aczel, author of Fermat's Last Theorem *
'A beautiful book ... The aim is not to teach but to entertain, and it succeeds. The view that mathematics is dull is replaced by an image of how math can be both interesting and useful' * New Scientist *
'Not in many, many years have I seen a book nearly as instructive, enlightening, and sheer fun about the beauty of mathematicsLife by Numbers is truly superb' * Amir Aczel, author of Fermat's Last Theorem *
'A beautiful book ... The aim is not to teach but to entertain, and it succeeds. The view that mathematics is dull is replaced by an image of how math can be both interesting and useful' * New Scientist *
Keith Devlin was born in Hull. He is a Senior Researcher and Executive Director at Stanford's H-STAR institute, which he co-founded. He is also a Consulting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, and a co-founder of the Stanford Media X research network. He is the author of more than twenty-eight books, including The Math Gene. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408815762 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408815761 |
| Title | The Man of Numbers |
| Author | Keith Devlin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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