Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers (100 Ponderables) Revised and Updated (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781627951968)

NEW 2024 UPDATED EDITION

Here is the essential guide to mathematics, an authoritative reference book and timeline that explores the work of history's greatest mathematicians. These include the teasing genius of Pierre de Fermat, who said he knew the answers but rarely gave them up, the helpful guidance of Fibonacci, whose 13th-century compendium for bookkeepers proved to be a valuable tool for the most high-minded mathematicians, and the fractal pattern discovered by Waclaw Sierpinski now used to plan the route a mailman takes. With a glimpse of the abstract landscapes of infinite numbers and multi-dimensional shapes that these incredible minds explore, we can begin to get beyond school-day sums and understand the true power of mathematics.

• 100 milestone facts reveal the greatest mathematical breakthroughs through the eyes of the people who made them.
• Authoritative text, historical imagery, and helpful diagrams are combined with stories and everyday examples to make the complex mathematics accessible to everyone.
• Includes a 12-page fold-out Timeline - stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long.

Author: Tom Jackson
ISBN-10: 1627951962
ISBN-13: 9781627951968
Publisher: Shelter Harbor Press
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2024
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.90lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.25w x 1.00d