To Infinity and Beyond by Eli Maor
Examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. This book evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind - from the 'horror infiniti' of the Greeks to the works of M C Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno.
"Maor explores the idea of infinity in mathematics and in art and argues that this is the point of contact between the two, best exemplified by the work of the Dutch artist MC. Escher, six of whose works are shown here in beautiful color plates."--Los Angeles Times "Fascinating and enjoyable ... [P]laces the ideas of infinity in a cultural context and shows how they have been espoused and molded by mathematics."--Science
Eli Maor is a professor at Loyola University in Chicago, where he teaches mathematics history. He is the author of To Eternity and Beyond, e: The Story of a Number, and June 8, 2004--Venus in Transit (both Princeton). He has published extensively in publications of mathematics and mathematics education.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780691025117 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691025118 |
| Title | To Infinity and Beyond |
| Author | Eli Maor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1991-07-29 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |