Overview
Geometry defines the world around us, helping us make sense of everything from architecture to military science to fashion. And for over two thousand years, geometry has been equated with Euclid's Elements, arguably the most influential book in the history of mathematics. In The King of Infinite Space, renowned mathematics writer David Berlinski provides a concise homage to this elusive mathematician and his staggering achievements. Berlinski shows that, for centuries, scientists and thinkers from Copernicus to Newton to Einstein have relied on Euclid's axiomatic system, a method of proof still taught in classrooms around the world. Euclid's use of elemental logic--and the mathematical statements he and others built from it--have dramatically expanded the frontiers of human knowledge.
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Author: David Berlinski ,
Arthur Morey
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798200066117
Publication Date: 15 April 2013
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"An impressively concise distillation of the wizardry that transforms points, lines, and planes into sheer genius.-- ""Booklist Starred Review"" ""[A] pared and elegant homage to the peerless geometer [Euclid] and his magnum opus."" -- ""Nature"" ""An impressively concise distillation of the wizardry that transforms points, lines, and planes into sheer genius."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)"" ""Arthur Morey's gentle voice brings...a sense of grace."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""Berlinski's book succeeds not only as a history of geometry but also as an exploration of the power of ideas, masterfully replacing cold abstraction with humor and humanity."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" ""Written with David Berlinski's characteristic mix of hothouse prose and standup comedy."" -- ""The Weekly Standard"""
Author Information
David Berlinski holds a PhD from Princeton University and has taught mathematics and philosophy at universities in the United States and France. The bestselling author of A Tour of the Calculus and Newton's Gift, as well as many other books, he lives in Paris. Arthur Morey has recorded over two hundred audiobooks in history, fiction, science, business, and religion, earning a number of AudioFile Earphones Awards and two Audie Award nominations. He was an editor at two publishers and taught writing at Northwestern University. His plays and songs have been produced in New York, Chicago, and Milan, where he has also performed. Arthur attended Harvard and the University of Chicago.
