Clifford A. Pickover

The Math Book

From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Math's infinite mysteries unfold in this updated edition of the award-winningThe Math Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient 'ant odometers', and moving through time to our modern-day quest for higher dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford Pickover covers major milestones in mathematical history.

Produktdetails

• Union Square & Co. Milestones
• Verlag: Union Square & Co.
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 187mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1424g
• ISBN-13: 9781454957782
• ISBN-10: 1454957786
• Artikelnr.: 70991188

Autorenporträt

Clifford A. Pickover has published more than 50 books, translated into a dozen languages, on topics ranging from science and mathematics to religion, art, and history. He received his PhD degree from Yale University, has been granted more than 800 US patents, and has more than 180,000 X (formerly Twitter) followers. For many years, he was an IBM researcher and inventor and editor-in-chief of the IBM Journal of Research and Development. He is the author of many other books including Death and the Afterlife, The Physics Book, and The Math Book, which won the Neumann Prize. Clifford lives in New York.