Fantasia Mathematica Being a Set of Stories, Together With a Group of Oddments and Diversions, All Drawn from the Universe of Mathematics

Clifton Fadiman

1st ed. 1958, 2nd printing 1997

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Clifton Fadiman's classic collection of mathematical stories, essays and anecdotes is now back in print. Ranging from the poignant to the comical to the surreal, these selections include writing by Aldous Huxley, Martin Gardner, H.G. Wells, George Gamow, G.H. Hardy, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and many others. Humorous, mysterious, and always entertaining, this collection will please mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike.

Book information

ISBN:	9780387949314
Publisher:	Springer New York
Imprint:	Copernicus
Pub date:	01 Apr 1997
Edition:	1st ed. 1958, 2nd printing 1997
DEWEY:	808.80356
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	298
Weight:	524g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	17mm