内容(「BOOK」データベースより)
天才数学者の生涯をめぐるエピソードと、彼らが生み出した数々のアイデアがいかに彫琢されたかをたどるユニークな数学史もいよいよ佳境へ。2巻には「数学の王」ガウスを初めとする、近代数学に磨きをかけ、数学の可能性を格段に広げた巨匠たちが登場。また夭折した二人の天才―貧困に苦しんだアーベルや、切れすぎる頭脳ゆえに決闘という愚行へ追い込まれて死んだガロアの生涯などを紹介する。
Book Description
Here is the classic, much-read introduction to the craft and history of mathematics by E.T. Bell, a leading figure in mathematics in America for half a century. Men of Mathematics accessibly explains the major mathematics, from the geometry of the Greeks through Newton's calculus and on to the laws of probability, symbolic logic, and the fourth dimension. In addition, the book goes beyond pure mathematics to present a series of engrossing biographies of the great mathematicians -- an extraordinary number of whom lived bizarre or unusual lives. Finally, Men of Mathematics is also a history of ideas, tracing the majestic development of mathematical thought from ancient times to the twentieth century. This enduring work's clear, often humorous way of dealing with complex ideas makes it an ideal book for the non-mathematician.
--This text refers to the
ペーパーバック
edition.