{"product_id":"journey-through-genius-1991-paperback","title":"Journey Through Genius [1991] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eLike masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator - from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics. A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, \u003ci\u003eJourney Through Genius\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; a fascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity and insight. It is mathematics by lightning flash.\" -Isaac Asimov","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47720464941395,"sku":"9780140147391","price":24.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/unknown-journey-through-genius-1991-paperback-9780140147391-54600267727187.jpg?v=1708713139","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/journey-through-genius-1991-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}