The secret lives of numbers
Kitagawa, Tomoko, 1980-2024
Book
From building rockets to the handheld technology that governs our day-to-day lives, we are all in debt to the mathematical geniuses of the past. But the history of mathematics is warped; it looks like a sixteenth-century map that enlarges Europe at the expense of Africa, Asia and the Americas. This book introduces readers to a new group of mathematical boundary-smashers, those who have been erased by history because of their race, gender or nationality. Kitagawa and Revell bring to vivid life the stories and struggles of mathematicians from every continent: from the brilliant Arabic scholars of the ninth century 'House of Wisdom'; to the pioneering African-American mathematicians of the twentieth century; the first female mathematics professor (from Russia); and the 'lady computers' around the world who revolutionised our knowledge of the night sky.
Main title:
The secret lives of numbers / Kate Kitagawa, Timothy Revell.
Author:
Kitagawa, Tomoko, 1980-, authorRevell, Timothy, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2024.
Collation:
x, 310 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Notes:
Front cover reads: A global history of mathematics & its unsung trailblazers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780241994351 (pbk)
Dewey class:
510.9510.9 KIT
Local class:
HI.7/KIT
Language:
English
BRN:
3822766