Poetry of the Universe
Author: Osserman, Robert
ISBN: 9780385474290
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jan 1996
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
In the bestselling literary tradition of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell and James Watson's The Double Helix, Poetry of the Universe is a delightful and compelling narrative charting the evolution of mathematical ideas that have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe. In a richly anecdotal fashion, the book explores the leaps of imagination and vision in mathematics that have helped pioneer our understanding of the world around us.
ISBN: 9780385474290
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jan 1996
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
In the bestselling literary tradition of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell and James Watson's The Double Helix, Poetry of the Universe is a delightful and compelling narrative charting the evolution of mathematical ideas that have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe. In a richly anecdotal fashion, the book explores the leaps of imagination and vision in mathematics that have helped pioneer our understanding of the world around us.
