The art of more : how mathematics created civilization / Michael Brooks.
| Author/creator | Brooks, Michael, 1970- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American Edition. |
| Publication | New York : Pantheon Books, [2021] |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | vii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Why our skill with numbers is the greatest human achievement of all -- Arithmetic : how we founded civilization -- Geometry : how we conquered and created -- Algebra : how we got organized -- Calculus : how we engineered everything -- Logarithms : how we launched science -- Imaginary numbers : how we fired up the electric age -- Statistics : how we made everything better -- Information theory : how we created the modern era -- Conclusion: Maths is a many-splendored thing. |
| Abstract | "For readers of Steven Strogatz's Infinite Powers and The Joy of x comes this illuminating exploration of the ways in which math-and the people who have mastered its inherent power through the ages-has shaped our world. In this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks makes clear that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that catapulted humanity from a nomadic existence to civilization, and that it has been instrumental in every subsequent great leap of humankind--from charting the movements of celestial bodies, to navigating the globe, to tracking the dissemination of viruses. And the trailblazing mathematicians who devoted their lives to taming numbers come to life in Brooks's telling. Here are ancient Egyptian priests, Babylonian tax officials, the Apollo astronauts, the hobbyist who cracked a mapmaking puzzle that had stumped both NASA and U.S. Geological Survey, and the MIT professor who invented the infrastructure of the online world. Their stories clearly demonstrate that the invention of mathematics is every bit as important to the human species as the discovery of fire. First page to last, The Art of More brings mathematics back into the heart of what it means to be human"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Originally published in paperback in Australia by Scribe Publications, Melbourne, and in hardcover in Great Britain by Scribe Publications, London, in 2021." -- title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Brooks, Michael, 1970- Art of more. First American edition New York : Pantheon Books, [2022] 9781524749002 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021024094 |
| ISBN | 9781524748999 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1524748994 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | CB455 .B76 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |