Mystery of the Aleph

Mathematics, the Kabbalah and the Search for Infinity

AvAmir D. Azcel

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

Del i serien No Series

275 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

From the end of the nineteenth century until his death, one of history's greatest mathematicians languished in an asylum, driven mad by an almost Faustian thirst for universal knowledge. THE MYSTERY OF THE ALEPH tells the story of Georg Cantor (1845-1918), a Russian born German whose work on the 'continuum problem' would bring us closer than any mathemetician before him in helping us to comprehend the nature of infinity. A respected mathematician himself, Dr. Aczel follows Cantor's life and traces the roots of his enigmatic theories. From the Pythagoreans, the Greek cult of mathematics, to the mystical Jewish numerology found in the Kabbalah, THE MYSTERY OF THE ALEPH follows the search for an answer that may never truly be trusted.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-09-01
Mått:135 x 213 x 17 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:No Series
Antal sidor:274
Förlag:Simon & Schuster
ISBN:9780743422994

Utforska kategorier

Mer om författaren

Amir D. Aczel, Ph.d, is the author of FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM, GOD'S EQUATION, EINSTEIN'S RELATIVITY AND THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE and several other books. His work has been translated into Turkish, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Chinese and Spanish. An internationally known mathematician, he lives in Waltham Massachusetts.