Description
To Infinity and Beyond explores the idea of infinity in mathematics and art. Eli Maor examines the role of infinity, as well as its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind--from the horror infiniti of the Greeks to the works of M. C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinite universe led to his death at the hands of the Inquisition. But above all, the book describes the mathematician's fascination with infinity--a fascination mingled with puzzlement.
Author: Ian Stewart, Eli Maor
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 11/21/2017
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780691178110
ISBN10: 0691178119
BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | History & Philosophy
- Science | History
- Mathematics | Infinity
About the Author
Eli Maor is the author of Beautiful Geometry (with Eugen Jost), Venus in Transit, Trigonometric Delights, e: The Story of a Number, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton).