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"""Mathematics is the most powerful tool humans ever invented, and this book is a welcome corrective to our understanding of how it came to be."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)"""

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Kate Kitagawa is one of the world's leading experts on the history of mathematics. She has taught at the University of Oxford and Harvard University and held research positions at UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge, and the Max Planck Institute. She is currently Director of the Space Education Office (Space Education Center) at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Dr Timothy Revell is a journalist and lapsed mathematician. He is currently the Deputy US Editor for New Scientist and is based in New York. As a reporter and editor, he specialises in technology and mathematics, covering everything from artificial intelligence to the Abel prize. He has a master's degree in mathematics and a Ph.D. in computer science. His first book was Man vs. Maths.

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