Men of Mathematics (Touchstone Book)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (993 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671628186 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Anyone with an interest in math may learn from these rich lessons, an advanced degree or extensive research is never necessary.. 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
Bertrand Russell Professor Bell has done his work well.Any one engaged in learning mathematics will profit by reading him, since he humanizes the subject and helps to a realization of the historical environment.The New York Times Extremely harmoniousa first text in the philosophy of mathematics.Bell's style is very enjoyable.Nature Professor E.T. Bell has written a fascinating book. . The amount of biographical details and of mathematics that he has compressed into a volume of 600 pages is extraordinaryhe carries the reader along; he whets the appetite
Bell was a former President of the Mathematical Association of America, a former Vice President of the American Mathematical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1911 he entered Columbia University, where he took his Ph.D. In 1908 he was teaching fellow at the University of Washington, where he took his A.M. He returned to the University of Washington as instructor in mathematics and beca
"WOW, a must read!" according to jangofettt777. This book is so so so good. It does an amazing job of providing the history, the personality behind the great minds of Descartes, Pascal, Newton, Leibniz, Euler, Fermat, Gauss, Riemann, Poincare, and many others! 19WOW, a must read! This book is so so so good. It does an amazing job of providing the history, the personality behind the great minds of Descartes, Pascal, Newton, Leibniz, Euler, Fermat, Gauss, Riemann, Poincare, and many others! 1937 though, so it does not include Andrew Wiles' solu. 7 though, so it does not include Andrew Wiles' solu. "I found this book to be a fascinating account of" according to Steven J DelRossi. I found this book to be a fascinating account of the lives of all the most famous mathematicians. It is written in an older style of language which I found refreshing and occasionally required me to look up a word.. "Five Stars" according to John. Good tech read if your putting your toe into that feild.