Borges and Mathematics: Lectures at MALBA

by Guillermo Martínez

Borges and Mathematics is a short book of essays that explores the scientific thinking of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986). Around half of the book consists of two lectures focused on mathematics. The rest of the book reflects on the relationship between literature, artistic creation, physics, and mathematics more generally. Written in a way that will be accessible even to those who can only count to ten,  the book presents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557536325
• ISBN13: 9781557536327
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"