Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers (100 Ponderables) Revised and Updated

REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION

Here is the latest edition of this essential guide to mathematics, an authoritative reference book and timeline that explores the work of history’s greatest mathematicians. These include the teasing genius of Pierre de Fermat, who said he knew the answers but rarely gave them up, the helpful guidance of Fibonacci, whose 13th—century compendium for bookkeepers proved to be a valuable tool for the most high—minded mathematicians, and the fractal pattern discovered ...