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A Strange Wilderness

A Strange Wilderness
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Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9781402790850
ISBN-13 : 1402790856
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Book Synopsis A Strange Wilderness by : Amir D. Aczel

Download or read book A Strange Wilderness written by Amir D. Aczel and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international bestselling author of Fermat’s Last Theorem explores the eccentric lives of history’s foremost mathematicians. From Archimedes’s eureka moment to Alexander Grothendieck’s seclusion in the Pyrenees, bestselling author Amir Aczel selects the most compelling stories in the history of mathematics, creating a colorful narrative that explores the quirky personalities behind some of the most groundbreaking, influential, and enduring theorems. Alongside revolutionary innovations are incredible tales of duels, battlefield heroism, flamboyant arrogance, pranks, secret societies, imprisonment, feuds, and theft—as well as some costly errors of judgment that prove genius doesn’t equal street smarts. Aczel’s colorful and enlightening profiles offer readers a newfound appreciation for the tenacity, complexity, eccentricity, and brilliance of our greatest mathematicians.


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