Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics
by Dunham, William
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used: Good
- ISBN 10
- 014014739X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140147391
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
Like masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve. Dunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator — from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics. A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, Journey Through Genius is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ergodebooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SONG014014739X
- Title
- Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics
- Author
- Dunham, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used: Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 014014739X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140147391
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991-08-01
Terms of Sale
Ergodebooks
We have 30 day return policy.
About the Seller
Ergodebooks
About Ergodebooks
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...