Infinity is a profoundly counter-intuitive and brain-twisting subject that has inspired some great thinkers - and provoked and shocked others.
The ancient Greeks were so horrified by the implications of an endless number that they drowned the man who gave away the secret. And a German mathematician was driven mad by the repercussions of his discovery of transfinite numbers.
Brian Clegg and Oliver Pugh's brilliant graphic tour of infinity features a cast of characters ranging from Archimedes and Pythagoras to al-Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Galileo, Newton, Leibniz, Cantor, Venn, G�del and Mandelbrot, and shows how infinity has challenged the finest minds of science and mathematics. Prepare to enter a world of paradox.
| ISBN: | 9781848314061 |
| Publication date: | 6th September 2012 |
| Author: | Brian Clegg, Oliver Pugh |
| Publisher: | Icon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | A Graphic Guide |
| Genres: |
History of science Mathematical logic |
Infinity is a profoundly counter-intuitive and brain-twisting subject that has inspired some great thinkers - and provoked and shocked others.The ancient Greeks were so horrified by the implications of an endless number that they drowned the man who gave away the secret. And a German mathematician was driven mad by the repercussions of his discovery of transfinite numbers.Brian Clegg and Oliver Pugh's brilliant graphic tour of infinity features a cast of characters ranging from Archimedes and Pythagoras to al-Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Galileo, Newton, Leibniz, Cantor, Venn, G�del and Mandelbrot, and shows how infinity has challenged the finest minds of science and mathematics.
Introducing Infinity features in the following genres: History of science, Mathematical logic
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Introducing Infinity was written by Brian Clegg, Oliver Pugh and published by Icon Books
Introducing Infinity has 176 pages
Yes it is part of A Graphic Guide series
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