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Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)
Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)
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Published:
25 March, 2004
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141008875 |
| ISBN10 | 0141008873 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 222 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 20 x 196 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Reprint |
Media Reviews
A poetic and profound meditation on the mathematical imagination. -- The Christian Science Monitor [A] quizzing, quizzical little book...The window which Mazur cuts into the world of imaginary numbers is just as exciting, and almost as provocative, as anything in Phillip Pullman. -- The Observer (London) Through anecdotes, poetry, and philosophy, Mazur...makes a delightful case for the pleasures of abstract thought. -- New Scientist This absorbing and in itself most imaginative book lies in the grand tradition of explanations of what mathematical imagination is...and will appeal particularly to lovers of literature. --John Hollander Barry Mazur's Imagining Numbers is quite literally a charming book; it has brought even me, in a dazed state, to the brink of mathematical play. --Richard Wilbur, author of Mayflies: New Poems and Translations
Author's Bio
Barry Mazur is a celebrated pure mathematician. He is University Professor at Harvard, Harvard's most distinguished faculty post. His work has been influential in many fields and proved vital for the solution of Fermat Last Theorem. Known for the technique called Mazur's Swindle .