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Overview"A mathematician's ten-year quest to tell Fibonacci's story In 2000, Keith Devlin set out to research the life and legacy of the medieval mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Fibonacci, whose book Liber abbaci, or the ""Book of Calculation,"" introduced modern arithmetic to the Western world. Although most famous for the Fibonacci num" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Keith DevlinPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691192307ISBN 10: 0691192308 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 09 July 2019 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsoePersonal and lively. Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society oe[Devlin] talks his way into Italian research libraries in search of early manuscripts, photographs all 11 street signs on Via Leonardo Fibonacci in Florence and strives to cultivate a love for numbers in his readers. Andrea Marks, Scientific American oeFinding Fibonacci showcases Devlin (TM)s writerly flair. Davide Castelvecchi, Nature oeDevlin leads a cheerful pursuit to rediscover the hero of 13th-century European mathematics, taking readers across centuries and through the back streets of medieval and modern Italy in this entertaining and surprising history. Publishers Weekly oeDevlin (TM)s enthusiasm for his subject is infectious. Tony Mann, Times Higher Education oeEngaging and entertaining. Library Journal oe[A] jaunty book. James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review Personal and lively. --Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society [Devlin] talks his way into Italian research libraries in search of early manuscripts, photographs all 11 street signs on Via Leonardo Fibonacci in Florence and strives to cultivate a love for numbers in his readers. --Andrea Marks, Scientific American Devlin leads a cheerful pursuit to rediscover the hero of 13th-century European mathematics, taking readers across centuries and through the back streets of medieval and modern Italy in this entertaining and surprising history. --Publishers Weekly [A] jaunty book. --James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review Devlin's enthusiasm for his subject is infectious. --Tony Mann, Times Higher Education Engaging and entertaining. --Library Journal Finding Fibonacci showcases Devlin's writerly flair. --Davide Castelvecchi, Nature Devlin's enthusiasm for his subject is infectious. --Tony Mann, Times Higher Education Engaging and entertaining. --Library Journal Finding Fibonacci showcases Devlin's writerly flair. --Davide Castelvecchi, Nature Personal and lively. --Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society [Devlin] talks his way into Italian research libraries in search of early manuscripts, photographs all 11 street signs on Via Leonardo Fibonacci in Florence and strives to cultivate a love for numbers in his readers. --Andrea Marks, Scientific American Devlin leads a cheerful pursuit to rediscover the hero of 13th-century European mathematics, taking readers across centuries and through the back streets of medieval and modern Italy in this entertaining and surprising history. --Publishers Weekly [A] jaunty book. --James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review Author InformationKeith Devlin is a mathematician at Stanford University and cofounder and president of BrainQuake. His many books include The Unfinished Game: Pascal, Fermat, and the Seventeenth-Century Letter That Made the World Modern. He is “the Math Guy” on National Public Radio. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |