Number: The Language of Science - Brossura

Dantzig, Tobias; Mazur, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 0452288118 ISBN 13: 9780452288119

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2007

Riassunto

A new edition of the classic introduction to mathematics, first published in 1930 and revised in the 1950s, explains the history and tenets of mathematics, including the relationship of mathematics to the other sciences and profiles of the luminaries whose research expanded the human concept of number. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"Beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolution of mathematics which has ever fallen into my hands."—Albert Einstein

"Anyone interested in the history of numbers and mathematics should read this book."—Mario Livio, author of The Golden Ratio

"A classic . . . it deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of thought."—Charles Seife, author of Zero and Decoding the Universe

L'autore:

Tobias Dantzig was born in Russia, and was taught by Henri Poincaré in France before moving the United States. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Indiana, and was a professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland. He died in 1956.

Joseph Mazur is Professor of Mathematics at Marlboro College, where he has taught a wide range of classes in all areas of mathematics, its history, and philosophy.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0452288118
• ISBN 13: 9780452288119
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416