Strange Wilderness The Lives of the Great Mathematicians

ISBN-10: 1402785844

ISBN-13: 9781402785849

Edition: 2011

Authors: Amir D. Aczel

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"Mathematics is not a careful march down a well-cleared highway, but a journey into a strange wilderness, where the explorers often get lost." -- Mathematics historian W. S. Anglin From the internationally bestselling author ofFermat's Last Theorem comes a landmark publication on the eccentric lives of the foremost mathematicians of our time. . From Archimedes' eureka moment to Alexander Grothendieck's seclusion in the Pyrenees, bestselling author Amir Aczel selects the most compelling stories in the history of mathematics, creating a colorful narrative that explores the quirky personalities behind some of the most groundbreaking, enduring theorems. This is not your dry "college textbook"…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Publication date: 10/4/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Amir D. Aczel, Ph.D., his work has been translated into Turkish, Hebrew, French, German, italian, Chinese and Spanish. An internationally known mathematician, he lives in the Boston area.