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BRYAN BUNCH got his B.A. in English (more writing than literature) and taught high-school English and wrote poetry for a year after graduation, then started work in New York publishing as a copyeditor. Shortly after it appeared that the U.S. might lose the space race to the Soviet Union, he returned to his early love of mathematics and began graduate studies, specializing in foundations and logic. This led to changing from reference books to el-high textbooks as a mathematics editor. During 20 years in the textbook field, he also headed the math and science departments, ending his career as editor-in-chief. When he left textbook editing to become a consultant and freelance editor, he left behind with the trade division of his company a prop ...more

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	Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Bryan Bunch (Goodreads Author), Marcia Ascher, Robert Ascher 3.87 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1982 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science by Bryan Bunch (Goodreads Author), Alexander Hellemans 3.74 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1988 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Science and Technology: A Browser's Guide to the Great Discoveries, Inventions, and the People Who Made Them from the Dawn of Time to Today 3.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kingdom of Infinite Number: A Field Guide 3.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Penguin Desk Encyclopedia of Science and Mathematics by Bryan Bunch (Goodreads Author), Jenny E. Tesar really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Encyclopedia of Disease it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	STEM Chronology: The History of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reality's Mirror: Exploring the Mathematics of Symmetry 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practical Herb Gardening, With Recipes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Satellites & Probes (Outer Space, #12) by Bryan Bunch (Goodreads Author), Clint Hatchett 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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When I was planning Before Eureka! , I wanted from the beginning to contrast purely rational thinking—on the part of Archimedes—with mystical experiences. Once reason was that I noticed that books for young readers these days often have a strong fantasy component, and I wanted to be at least a little bit trendy; but I also had wanted to write for a long time about how what we observe can often be Read more of this blog post »

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