{"product_id":"the-art-of-more-how-mathematics-created-civilization-9781524748999","title":"The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilization","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating, millennia-spanning history of the impact mathematics has had on the world, and the fascinating people\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewho have mastered its inherent power, \u003cb\u003efrom Babylonian tax officials to the Apollo astronauts to the eccentric professor who invented the infrastructure of the online world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCounting is not innate to our nature, and without education humans can rarely count past three--beyond that, it's just \"more.\" But once harnessed by our ancestors, the power of numbers allowed humanity to flourish in ways that continue to lead to discoveries and enrich our lives today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAncient tax collectors used basic numeracy to fuel the growth of early civilization, navigators used clever geometrical tricks to engage in trade and connect people across vast distances, astronomers used logarithms to unlock the secrets of the heavens, and their descendants put them to use to land us on the moon. In every case, mathematics has proved to be a greatly underappreciated engine of human progress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks acts as our guide through the ages. He makes the case that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that catapulted humanity from a nomadic existence to civilization, and that it has since then been instrumental in every great leap of humankind. Here are ancient Egyptian priests, Babylonian bureaucrats, medieval architects, dueling Swiss brothers, and renaissance painters. Their stories clearly demonstrate that the invention of mathematics was every bit as important to the human species as was the discovery of fire. From first page to last, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of More\u003c\/i\u003e brings mathematics back into the heart of what it means to be human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524748999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41481529229493,"sku":"9781524748999","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f38db288-4e66-4153-a38b-72e152c9690f.jpg?v=1640733394","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-art-of-more-how-mathematics-created-civilization-9781524748999","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}