Poincare's Prize
The Hundred-Year Quest to Solve One of Math's Greatest Puzzles
$43.33
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2008
Summary
The amazing story of one of the greatest math problems of all time and the reclusive genius who solved itIn the tradition ofFermat’s EnigmaandPrime Obsession, George Szpiro brings to life the giants of mathematics who struggled to prove a theorem for a century and the mysterious man from St. Petersburg, Grigory Perelman, who fi nally accomplished the impossible. In 1904 Henri Poincare developed the Poincare Conjecture, an attempt to understand higher-dimensional space and possibly the shape o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452289642 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0452289645 |
| Author: | George G. Szpiro |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
?[Szpiro] turns the abstract mathematics of spheres into a lucid, lovely romantic odyssey.?
?Sylvia Nasar, author of “A Beautiful Mind”
?A wonderful history of a great breakthrough.?
?Bud Mishra, professor, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
a[Szpiro] turns the abstract mathematics of spheres into a lucid, lovely romantic odyssey.a
aSylvia Nasar, author of “A Beautiful Mind”
aA wonderful history of a great breakthrough.a
aBud Mishra, professor, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
About The Author
George G. Szpiro
George G. Szpiro, PhD, is a mathematician and journalist. He covers Israel and the Middle East for the Swiss daily newspaper “Neue Zurcher Zeitung,” for which he also writes an award-winning monthly column on mathematics. His books include “Poincare’s Prize: The Hundred-Year Quest to Solve One of Math’s Greatest Puzzles” (Dutton).
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