A Brief History of Mathematics

Today's society would remain dysfunctional without mathematics.

Television, mobile phones, giant jet airliners, satellite navigation systems in vehicles, train schedules, medical scanners and everything that seems so natural to us now are actually based on mathematical ideas and methods. Sometimes mathematics is a thousand years old, sometimes it was discovered last week. Most of us don't even realize that mathematics works behind the scenes to make the wonders of modern technology possible. This book summarizes the important cornerstones of the four thousand year history of mathematics. Who invented zero? How do imaginary numbers keep skyscrapers from collapsing? How did abstract algebra emerge and where is it used today? Famous mathematician Ian Stewart reveals the meaning of the most important mathematical concepts that affect our lives today, from the Babylonians' numerical symbols to Fermat's theorem, from chaos theory to Gödel's incompleteness theorem, in a historical background.

“Writing about difficult topics in a clear and understandable way, Stewart summarizes the relationships between mathematics, science and technology for everyone.”

-Library Journal-

“A great history of mathematics; “It illuminates the most important issues.”

-Waterstone's Books Quarterly-

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Cover Design: Füsun Turcan Elmasoğlu
Editor: Kerem Cankoçak

First Print Year: 2016

Number of Printings: 3rd Edition

Number of Pages: 336

Size: 13.5 x 21

Language Turkish

Media Type: Paperback