Numbers

by Heinz-Dieter Ebbinghaus, Friedrich Hirzebruch, Hans Hermes

Book Overview

A book about numbers sounds rather dull. This one is not. Instead it is a lively story about one thread of mathematics-the concept of "number"- told by eight authors and organized into a historical narrative that leads the reader from ancient Egypt to the late twentieth century. It is a story that begins with some of the simplest ideas of mathematics and ends with some of the most complex. It is a story that mathematicians, both amateur and professional,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00C9AWG9W
• ISBN13: 9780387974972
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Weight: 2.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"