Men of Mathematics by Bell, E. T.

Men of Mathematics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780671628185)

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Men of Mathematics by Bell, E. T.

Men of Mathematics

$22.00
Men of Mathematics by Bell, E. T.

Men of Mathematics

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Format: Paperback
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From one of the greatest minds in contemporary mathematics, Professor E.T. Bell, comes a witty, accessible, and fascinating look at the beautiful craft and enthralling history of mathematics.Men of Mathematics provides a rich account of major mathematical milestones, from the geometry of the Greeks through Newton's calculus, and on to the laws of probability, symbolic logic, and the fourth dimension. Bell breaks down this majestic history of ideas into a series of engrossing biographies of the great mathematicians who made progress possible--and who also led intriguing, complicated, and often surprisingly entertaining lives. Never pedantic or dense, Bell writes with clarity and simplicity to distill great mathematical concepts into their most understandable forms for the curious everyday reader. Anyone with an interest in math may learn from these rich lessons, an advanced degree or extensive research is never necessary.

Author: E. T. Bell
ISBN-10: 0671628186
ISBN-13: 9780671628185
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Language: English
Published: 10/15/1986
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 7.67h x 6.16w x 1.47d
By E. T. Bell
By E. T. Bell
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E.T. Bell was the former President of the Mathematical Association of America and a former Vice President of the American Mathematical Society of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He won the Bher Prize of the American Mathematical Society for his research work. His twelve published books include The Purple Sapphire (1924), Algebraic Arithmetic (1927), Debunking Science, and Queen of the Sciences (1931), Numerology (1933), and The Search for Truth (1934).

Dr. Bell died in December 1960, just before the publication of his latest book, The Last Problem.

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