Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Paperback - 1991
by William Dunham
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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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- Title Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics
- Author William Dunham
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 1991-08-01
- ISBN 9780140147391 / 014014739X
- Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.09 x 0.6 in (19.71 x 12.93 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Mathematics - History, Mathematicians - Biography
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00001636
- Dewey Decimal Code 510.9
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