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DescriptionFrom the Renaissance onwards, mathematics has had a near-mystical status. If the pragmatic Romans, and Christian Europe, did not share the Greeks' fascination with numbers and geometrical shapes, the introduction of Arabic numerals, and the Greek mathematical discoveries kept alive by Arabic scholars, set off a new interest in mathematics which has been with us ever since. Promotion infoA history of mathematics that acknowledges the role of personality, culture - and luck With A TOUR OF THE CALCULUS (1996) Berlinski established his ability to explain mathematics clearly and colourfully Praise for INFINITE ASCENT: 'he can slash through the mathematical undergrowth with gusto' FT 'a snappy, marvellously readable volume ... brevity is the key: the book focuses on the milestones and big characters, sketches the rest, and does it all with clever humour, allusion and prose that keeps demanding attention' New Scientist 'For the mathematically inclined, this is a real treat' (Kirkus Reviews) Author descriptionDavid Berlinski has taught mathematics, philosophy and English at Stanford, Rutgers and the City University of New York, and mathematics at the University of Paris. He has been a research fellow at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria and the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques in France. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives and works in Paris. |