Number - The Language of Science

How has the concept of number developed throughout history? In this classic work, which Einstein described as "the most interesting book I have read on the evolution of number", mathematician Tobias Dantzig examines the number based on this question. Dantzig portrays the history of mathematics not as a process that progresses with sure steps, but as a process in which coincidences and intuition play a major role.

The invention of the concept of zero, which we rarely focus on, the mystical meanings of numbers and the mystery attributed to them, number worship, interesting paradoxes, problems that have made mathematicians think for centuries and many other topics form the interconnected rings of the interesting story told by Dantzig. While reading this book, we see that getting to know the concept of number, which is so deeply embedded in the fabric of the reality we live in, gives us important clues about our own mindset.



Number of Pages: 328

Year of Printing: 2011


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Metis Publishing

First Printing Year: 2011

Number of Pages: 328

Language Turkish