{"product_id":"journey-through-genius-the-great-theorems-of-mathematics-9780140147391","title":"Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140147391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.09w x 0.60d","brand":"William Dunham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634743963804,"sku":"9780140147391","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e7106836-765b-4a05-8847-ab1c491c8582.jpg?v=1603837540","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/journey-through-genius-the-great-theorems-of-mathematics-9780140147391","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}