A child prodigy turned "Mozart of Math," working across a vast range of mathematical disciplines.
Each chapter is a self-contained portrait, weaving together three essential threads: math makers: the lives and works of 50 famous mathematicians
Challenged the world with 23 unsolved problems that directed the course of 20th-century research. A child prodigy turned "Mozart of Math," working
What did Pythagoras actually believe (hint: it wasn’t just about triangles)? How did Hypatia’s pursuit of truth lead to her brutal death? Why did Évariste Galois spend his last night before a duel scribbling the foundations of modern algebra? These are stories of love, war, mental illness, poverty, and eccentricity. math makers: the lives and works of 50 famous mathematicians