Dimensions
162 x 240 x 31mm
In this book, Robert and Ellen Kaplan, authors of 'The Nothing That Is', unlock the secrets of maths - revealing it to be our lost, native language, as much a part of us as the words we use every day.
Number and form are the essence of our world: from the patterns of the stars to the pulses of the market and the beats of our hearts. We couldn't catch a ball or tie our shoes were algebra not rooted deep in our brains and geometry behind our hands and eyes.
Like great art, the authors explain, mathematics involves imagination, intuition and dazzling insights. And anyone who can read and speak can savour the rich patterns, deep symmetries and profound harmonies of mathematical art.
Drawing on science, literature, philosophy, history and poetry, and introducing us to geniuses ranging from Alcibiades, the enfant terrible of Athens, to Gauss, the Mozart of numbers, 'The Art Of The Infinite' will make the mysteries of maths accessible and its glories our own.
