Description
This engaging collection presents the lives, ideas, and enduring achievements of 29 influential mathematicians, tracing the development of mathematical thought across centuries. From Zeno and Descartes to Fermat, Pascal, Newton, and Leibniz, it reveals the intellectual struggles, discoveries, and personalities behind landmark advances. Blending biography with accessible mathematical history, the book explores themes of genius, perseverance, rivalry, and the evolving relationship between mathematics, science, and philosophy. Its vivid portraits offer both an introduction to the people who shaped the discipline and a compelling account of mathematics as a human endeavor.
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paperback
Simon & Schuster
Published Jan 1, 1986
590 pages
ISBN: 9780671628185
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First Published
1937
Language
eng
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