Duel at Dawn: Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics

By Amir Alexander

Book Overview

Arguing that not even the purest mathematics can be separated from its cultural background, Alexander shows how popular stories about mathematicians are really morality tales about their craft as it relates to the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674046617
• ISBN13: 9780674046610
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"