First published 2006
From Euclid to Turing, "God Created the Integers" chronicles the remarkable lives and breakthroughs of history's most influential mathematicians. Witness Archimedes' eureka moment in the bathtub, Descartes' quest to unite philosophy and science, and Gödel's earth-shaking discoveries that forever changed our understanding of the limits of mathematics. Through vivid portraits and lucid explanations of complex ideas, this sweeping biography illuminates the passion, rivalries, and personal struggles that fueled the advancement of human knowledge.
Genres: biography, science, non-fiction, mathematics, academic, history-of-science
Vibes: educational, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: academic, educational
1184 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books