Bøger af Jane Muir

"Jane Muir IS the Bulletin From Suburbia. Here she is sitting across the table giving the news - straight - neat if you wish - or wry, with at times, a twist of lemon. I should warn you, the poetic news she brings will touch your heart, your reflections of time-gone-by, your funny bone (definitely), and your need to turn the page to find out the skinny on what's next."-- Gordy Whiteman, Guilford Poet Laureate

Fascinating accounts of the lives and accomplishments of history's greatest mathematical minds, from Pythagoras to Georg Cantor. Muir also provides charming anecdotes about Descartes, Euler, Pascal, and many others, as well as accessible discussions of their contributions to mathematical thought. 30 diagrams. Bibliography.

Of Men and Numbers, first published in 1963, is a fascinating look at the lives and works of history's greatest mathematicians. Beginning with the early Egyptians and Greeks such as Pythagoras, Euclid and Archimedes, author Jane Muir then describes, in non-technical terms, the discoveries and personal stories of math greats such as Descartes, Pascal, and Newton, and continues with the important work of more recent mathematicians such as Nicholas Lobatchevsky, Évariste Galois, and Georg Cantor. Illustrated throughout with line drawings and figures.