The mathematics devotional : celebrating the wisdom and beauty of mathematics / Clifford A. Pickover.
By: Pickover, Clifford A [author.].
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TextPublisher: New York: Sterling, 2014Description: 388 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781454913221 (hardback); 1454913223 (hardback).Subject(s): Mathematics -- Quotations, maxims, etc | Mathematicians -- Quotations | MATHEMATICS / Essays | MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy | MATHEMATICS / GeneralDDC classification: 510 LOC classification: QA99 | .P53 2014Other classification: MAT039000 | MAT015000 | MAT000000 Summary: "From prolific polymath Clifford Pickover-the ingenious author of The Math Book and The Physics Book-comes a stunning and inspirational volume that celebrates the beauty and wisdom of mathematics. Cliff's devotional will feature one thought-provoking and original quotation on a mathematics-related theme, in addition to a stunning example of mathematically generated art, for every day of the year. Readers will also learn which notable mathematicians share their own birthdays, discovering more about them in a brief biographical dictionary at the back of the book. In an appealing small, chunky hardcover format, The Mathematician's Devotional will be a wonderful gift for math enthusiasts worldwide, young and old"--
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-387).
"From prolific polymath Clifford Pickover-the ingenious author of The Math Book and The Physics Book-comes a stunning and inspirational volume that celebrates the beauty and wisdom of mathematics. Cliff's devotional will feature one thought-provoking and original quotation on a mathematics-related theme, in addition to a stunning example of mathematically generated art, for every day of the year. Readers will also learn which notable mathematicians share their own birthdays, discovering more about them in a brief biographical dictionary at the back of the book. In an appealing small, chunky hardcover format, The Mathematician's Devotional will be a wonderful gift for math enthusiasts worldwide, young and old"--
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