The mathematician's brain
About this book
Examines mathematical ideas and the visionary minds behind them. This book provides an account of celebrated mathematicians and their quirks, oddities, personal tragedies, bad behavior, descents into madness, tragic ends, and the beauty of their mathematical discoveries.
Details
- First published
- 2007
- OL Work ID
- OL3463498W
Subjects
MathematicsMathematiciansPhilosophyPsychologyMathematics, philosophy