To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite - New Edition (Princeton Science Library #54) (Paperback)

To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite - New Edition (Princeton Science Library #54) By Ian Stewart (Foreword by), Eli Maor Cover Image
By Ian Stewart (Foreword by), Eli Maor
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To Infinity and Beyond explores the idea of infinity in mathematics and art. Eli Maor examines the role of infinity, as well as its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind--from the "horror infiniti" of the Greeks to the works of M. C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinite universe led to his death at the hands of the Inquisition. But above all, the book describes the mathematician's fascination with infinity--a fascination mingled with puzzlement.

About the Author


Eli Maor is the author of Beautiful Geometry (with Eugen Jost), Venus in Transit, Trigonometric Delights, e: The Story of a Number, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton).


Product Details
ISBN: 9780691178110
ISBN-10: 0691178119
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: November 21st, 2017
Pages: 304
Language: English
Series: Princeton Science Library