Introducing infinity
by Clegg, Brian
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 an…
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- Full title :Introducing infinity / Brian Clegg & Oliver Pugh ; originating editor: Richard Appignanesi.
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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, Gödel and Mandelbrot, and shows how infinity has challenged the finest minds of science and mathematics. Prepare to enter a world of paradox.--
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- Publication Date:©2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Icon Books
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2014
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Previously issued in print: 2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781848318830, 1848318839
- oclc:ocn894279367
- LC Classification:QA9
- Dewey Decimal:511.3
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