Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299041134 (1299041132)
Publish date: January 1st 2011
Publisher: Modern Library
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...