
Fantasia Mathematica
Clifton Fadiman(Editor)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 1. April 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 298 pages
978-0-387-94931-4 (ISBN)
Description
Clifton Fadiman's classic collection of mathematical stories, essays and anecdotes is now back in print. Ranging from the poignant to the comical to the surreal, these selections include writing by Aldous Huxley, Martin Gardner, H.G. Wells, George Gamow, G.H. Hardy, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and many others. Humorous, mysterious, and always entertaining, this collection will please mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike.
More details
Edition
1st ed. 1958, 2nd printing 1997
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Popular/general
Illustrations
XI, 298 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
493 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-94931-4 (9780387949314)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction; Part 1. Odd Numbers; Part 2. Imaginaries; Part 3. Fractions