Men of Mathematics

<b>From one of the greatest minds in contemporary mathematics Professor E.T. Bell comes a witty accessible and fascinating look at the beautiful craft and enthralling history of mathematics.</b> <p/><i>Men of Mathematics</i> provides a rich account of major mathematical milestones from the geometry of the Greeks through Newton's calculus and on to the laws of probability symbolic logic and the fourth dimension. Bell breaks down this majestic history of ideas into a series of engrossing biographies of the great mathematicians who made progress possible--and who also led intriguing complicated and often surprisingly entertaining lives. <p/>Never pedantic or dense Bell writes with clarity and simplicity to distill great mathematical concepts into their most understandable forms for the curious everyday reader. Anyone with an interest in math may learn from these rich lessons an advanced degree or extensive research is never necessary.