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The Great Mathematicians

by H.W. Turnbull
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Mathematical genius biographies, historical to modern.

If numbers and the people behind them fascinate you, "The Great Mathematicians" will feed your curiosity. Turnbull makes math accessible, weaving a narrative that brings the discipline’s greatest contributors to life. It’s a journey through the evolution of mathematics, mirroring the evolution of human thought and civilization. Perfect for enthusiasts looking to celebrate the human side of math.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Great Mathematicians

by H.W. Turnbull
$24.90 Now $9.90 Save 60%
ISBN: 9781566191579
Authors: H.W. Turnbull
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Date of Publication: 1993-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Science, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Mathematics, Mathematics, Popular Science
Goodreads rating: 3.32
(rated by 28 readers)

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The Great Mathematicians is a concise biographical history of mathematics from Thales and Pythagoras in the sixth century BC to the great mathematical innovators of our own century. To many people mathematics is a forbidding subject, but Herbert Westren Trunbull has succeeded in conveying to the reader the eternally fascinating interplay of numbers, problems, and ideas that make up the science of mathematics, as well as the lives of the great men who have dedicated themselves to the most exacting of man's sciences. The Great Mathematicians is divided into eleven parts, from early beginnings, through Euclid, Archimedes, Kepler, Descartes, Pascal, and Newton, to the discoveries of the twentieth century.
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Mathematical genius biographies, historical to modern.

If numbers and the people behind them fascinate you, "The Great Mathematicians" will feed your curiosity. Turnbull makes math accessible, weaving a narrative that brings the discipline’s greatest contributors to life. It’s a journey through the evolution of mathematics, mirroring the evolution of human thought and civilization. Perfect for enthusiasts looking to celebrate the human side of math.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.