Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780679642343 (067964234X)
Publish date: September 6th 2005
Publisher: Modern Library
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Series: Modern Library Chronicles 6 (#22)
It's short. Ten chapters, with about as many concepts explored. It may be a fun reminder if you're familiar with the history of mathematics; it may infuriate you because of its omissions or because of Berlinski's writing style, which sometimes illuminates and entertains, sometimes confuses, and some...