{"product_id":"mathematical-scandals-theoni-pappas-9781884550102","title":"Mathematical Scandals","description":"In this highly readable volume of vignettes of mathematical scandals and gossip, Theoni Pappas assembles 29 fascinating stories of intrigue and the bizarre -- in short, the \u003ci\u003ehuman background\u003c\/i\u003e of the history of mathematics. Might a haberdasher have changed Einstein's life? Why was the first woman mathematician murdered? How come there's no Nobel Prize in mathematics? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMathematics is principally about numbers, equations, and solutions, all of them precise and timeless. But, behind this arcane matter lies the sometimes sordid world of real people, whose rivalries and deceptions are at odds with the mathematician's reputation for clear thinking and scientific detachment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theoni Pappas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 188455010X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781884550102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wide World Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Theoni Pappas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939064119551,"sku":"9781884550102","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_df6f2b35-323c-4507-81e6-e6209358ecf4.jpg?v=1681439284","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mathematical-scandals-theoni-pappas-9781884550102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}