To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite - Brossura

Maor, Eli

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ISBN 10: 0691178119 ISBN 13: 9780691178110

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2017

Riassunto

To Infinity and Beyond explores the idea of infinity in mathematics and art. Eli Maor examines the role of infinity, as well as its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind--from the "horror infiniti" of the Greeks to the works of M. C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinite universe led to his death at the hands of the Inquisition. But above all, the book describes the mathematician's fascination with infinity--a fascination mingled with puzzlement.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Eli Maor is the author of Beautiful Geometry (with Eugen Jost), Venus in Transit, Trigonometric Delights, e: The Story of a Number, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton).

Dalla quarta di copertina:

"[Maor's] enthusiasm for the topic carries the reader through a rich panorama."--Choice

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0691178119
• ISBN 13: 9780691178110
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 284