Alberto Martinez

The Cult of Pythagoras (eBook, PDF)

Math and Myths

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Martinez discusses various popular myths from the history of mathematics. Some stories are partly true, others are entirely false, but all show the power of invention in history. Martinez inspects a wealth of primary sources, in several languages, over a span of many centuries. By exploring disagreements and ambiguities in the history of the elements of mathematics, The Cult of Pythagoras dispels myths that obscure the actual origins of mathematical concepts. Chosen as a major selection by Scientific American Book Club (Library of Science¿)

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780822978534
• Artikelnr.: 72254786

Autorenporträt

Alberto A. Martinez is associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Science Secrets: The Truth about Darwin's Finches, Einstein's Wife, and Other Myths; Kinematics: The Lost Origins of Einstein's Relativity; and Negative Math: How Mathematical Rules Can Be Positively Bent.