Men of Mathematics (Touchstone Book)

From one of many maximum minds in modern arithmetic, Professor E.T. Bell, comes a witty, obtainable, and interesting examine the gorgeous craft and captivating heritage of mathematics.

Men of Mathematics presents a wealthy account of significant mathematical milestones, from the geometry of the Greeks via Newton’s calculus, and directly to the legislation of chance, symbolic good judgment, and the fourth measurement. Bell breaks down this majestic heritage of principles right into a sequence of engrossing biographies of the nice mathematicians who made development possible—and who additionally led exciting, advanced, and infrequently strangely pleasing lives.

Never pedantic or dense, Bell writes with readability and straightforwardness to distill nice mathematical options into their so much comprehensible varieties for the curious daily reader. an individual with an curiosity in math might examine from those wealthy classes, a complicated measure or large study isn't important.

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