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Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics

Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics

by WilliamDunham (Author)

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    Paperback 1991

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Synopsis

Explores the masterpieces of mathematics, seventeen landmarks spanning 2,300 years and representing ten mathematicians. Each of these landmarks, to some degree, changed the way the world was perceived. Each theorem is presented with a description of the state of mathematics at the time, the development of the theorem, a biographical sketch of the mathematician and an outline of the proof with explanation.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Penguin
Published: 28 Nov 1991
ISBN 10: 014014739X
ISBN 13: 9780140147391

Media Reviews
An inspired piece of intellectual history. -- Los Angeles Times

It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; a fascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity and insight. It is mathematics by lightning flash. -- Isaac Asimov

Dunham deftly guides the reader through the verbal and logical intricacies of major mathematical questions, conveying a splendid sense of how the greatest mathematicians from ancient to modern times presented their arguments. --Ivars Peterson, author of The Mathematical Tourist

Author Bio
William Dunham is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. After receiving his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 1974, he joined the mathematics faculty at Hanover College in Indiana. He has directed a summer seminar funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities on the topic of The Great Theorems of Mathematics in Historical Context.