The Universe in Zero Words: The Story of Mathematics as Told through Equations – $425
by rgonzalezr
Most popular books about science, and even about mathematics, tiptoe around equations as if they were something to be hidden from the reader’s tender eyes. Dana Mackenzie starts from the opposite premise: He celebrates equations. No history of art would be complete without pictures. Why, then, should a history of mathematics–the universal language of science–keep the masterpieces of the subject hidden behind a veil? The Universe in Zero Words tells the history of twenty-four great and beautiful equations that have […]
Categories: Ciencia, Ilustrado, Matematicas • Tags: 2012, Dana Mckenzie, Equations, Illustrated, Math, Princeton University Press, Science, Universe