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Journey Through Genius

Journey Through Genius

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Journey Through Genius

by William Dunham

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  • Hardcover
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John Wiley and Sons Inc. 1990. Book is in very good condition. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding and boards are sturdy. Spine lettering is bright. DJ shows light shelf and edge wear.

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.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
C-139
Title
Journey Through Genius
Author
William Dunham
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1990
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
mathematics, mathematicians, biography
Bookseller catalogs
History; Biography; Science;

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