Free download Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians by Alfred S. Posamentier and Christian Spreitzer. Published by Prometheus Books. An entertaining history of mathematics as chronicled through fifty short biographies. English | 435 pages | True PDF | ISBN: 1633885208
Description of Math Makers
Mathematics today is the fruit of centuries of brilliant insights by men and women whose personalities and life experiences were often as extraordinary as their mathematical achievements.
This entertaining history of mathematics chronicles those achievements through fifty short biographies that bring these great thinkers to life while making their contributions understandable to readers with little math background.
The unusual behavior and life circumstances of these and many other intriguing personalities make for fascinating reading and a highly enjoyable introduction to mathematics.
It is unfortunate that in our culture, mathematics, in general, is viewed unfavorably by a majority of well-educated people. Oftentimes they are proud to admit that they were not good students of mathematics in their school days.
Admitting this weakness is almost like a badge of honor, which is rarely attributed to any other school subject. Despite its negative reputation, mathematics has contributed immensely to humanity’s shared knowledge of how the world works, and to the technological progress, which provides our lives with previously unforeseen advantages.
Galileo Galilei stated that the book of nature is written in the language of mathematics, and, indeed, our understanding of nature through physics and other natural sciences is largely dependent on mathematics.