{"product_id":"infinite-ascent-a-short-history-of-mathematics-paperback","title":"Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Berlinski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eInfinite Ascent\u003c\/b\u003e, David Berlinski, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Advent of the Algorithm, A Tour of the Calculus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewton's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the story of mathematics, bringing to life with wit, elegance, and deep insight a 2,500-year-long intellectual adventure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerlinski focuses on the ten most important breakthroughs in mathematical history-and the men behind them. Here are Pythagoras, intoxicated by the mystical significance of numbers; Euclid, who gave the world the very idea of a proof; Leibniz and Newton, co-discoverers of the calculus; Cantor, master of the infinite; and G del, who in one magnificent proof placed everything in doubt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe elaboration of mathematical knowledge has meant nothing less than the unfolding of human consciousness itself. With his unmatched ability to make abstract ideas concrete and approachable, Berlinski both tells an engrossing tale and introduces us to the full power of what surely ranks as one of the greatest of all human endeavors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Berlinski received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and has taught mathematics, philosophy, and English at Stanford, Rutgers, the University of Puget Sound, and the Université de Paris at Jussieu. He has been a research fellow at both the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria and the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques in France. His many books have been translated into more than a dozen European and Asian languages. His essays in Commentary have become famous. A senior fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, he lives and works in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750350553376,"sku":"9780812978711","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/574dd30c0e6f5eba01660cc37ae87628.webp?v=1779948696","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/infinite-ascent-a-short-history-of-mathematics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}