By Amir D. Aczel (1950-2015)
Sterling
New York
2011
Typical with Advance Reading Copies, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data, also lack of Notes, Photo Credits, Book Design, and Index. Also typical, the back cover notes Marketing Strategy and that the book would appear in October 2011 in hardcover with 288 pages and priced at $24.95 in the United States and $29.95 in Canada.
251 p.: frontispiece and 29 other full-page or in-text illustrations lacking captions (one of which is repeated at the beginning of each section); 23 cm. (9 inches). Paperback, with glossy, color illustrated front cover. Includes Bibliography.
Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof "From Archimedes' eureka moment to Alexander Grothendieck's seclusion in the Pyrenees, bestselling author Amir D. Aczel selects the most compelling stories in the history of mathematics, exploring the quirky personalities behind some of the most groundbreaking theorems. This is not your dry 'college textbook' account of mathematical history; it bristles with tales of duels, battlefield heroism, flamboyant arrogance, pranks, secret societies, imprisonment, feuds, theft, and some very costly errors of judgment. (Clearly, genius does not guarantee street smarts.) Ultimately, Aczel's narrative entertains as it enlightens, leaving us with a newfound appreciation of the tenacity, complexity, eccentricity, and brilliance of the mathematical genius" [from the back cover].
ISBN: 9781402785849 Book is in Near Fine Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked; front cover bent slightly upward
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