Number - by Tobias Dantzig & Joseph Mazur (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Number is an open doorway into the world of math. Tobias Dantzig explains the foundations of mathematics with ease, and eloquently explores deeper philosophical questions that arise along the way. He describes the properties of all kinds of numbers - integers, primes, irrationals, transcendentals, and more. He explains the significance of zero, and shows that its invention has revolutionary consequences for arithmetic. He shows how the invention of symbols for use in algebra - a radical departure from tradition at the time - ushered in a new era of math; how arithmetic and geometry reflect each other; and how calculus uses infinity to model the continuity of space and time." "With a new afterword, notes section, and bibliography written by math professor and author Joseph Mazur, and a new foreword by mathematician Barry Mazur, the Masterpiece Science edition of Number - which was first published in 1930 - is the first update of Dantzig's classic work in over fifty years. It is a story that ranges from the dawn of man to the genius of history's greatest mathematicians, vividly revealing how the pursuit of knowledge transcends the rise and fall of civilizations."--Jacket.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolution of mathematics which has ever fallen into my hands.--Albert Einstein</b> <p/><i>Number</i> is an eloquent, accessible tour de force that reveals how the concept of number evolved from prehistoric times through the twentieth century. Renowned professor of mathematics Tobias Dantzig shows that the development of math--from the invention of counting to the discovery of infinity--is a profoundly human story that progressed by "trying and erring, by groping and stumbling." He shows how commerce, war, and religion led to advances in math, and he recounts the stories of individuals whose breakthroughs expanded the concept of number and created the mathematics that we know today.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolution of mathematics which has ever fallen into my hands.--<b>Albert Einstein</b> <p/>Anyone interested in the history of numbers and mathematics should read this book.--<b>Mario Livio, author of <i>The Golden Ratio</i></b> <p/>A classic . . . it deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of thought.--<b>Charles Seife, author of <i>Zero</i> and <i>Decoding the Universe</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Tobias Dantzig</b> was born in Russia, and was taught by Henri Poincaré in France before moving the United States. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Indiana, and was a professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland. He died in 1956. <p/><b>Joseph Mazur </b>is Professor of Mathematics at Marlboro College, where he has taught a wide range of classes in all areas of mathematics, its history, and philosophy.
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