Makers of Mathematics

by Stuart Hollingdale

This is an account of the history of mathematics as it is revealed in the lives and writings of the most distinguished practitioners of the art, such as Archimedes, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal, Newton, Leibniz, Euler, Gauss, Hamilton and Einstein. In his account of their lives, the author introduces and explains the part these figures have played in the development of mathematics and how their work relates to the discipline. While the emphasis in his survey is primarily biographical, the author also discusses major historical themes and explains new ideas and techniques. Stuart Hollingdale assumes on the part of the reader no mathematical knowledge beyond GCSE level.

Genres: Mathematics, Nonfiction, Science, Biography, History

464 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 1990

About the author

Stuart Havelock (S.H.) Hollingdale

Reviews

[Nilan · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this book as a child - it was in the eltham college library

I loved it

It mesmerised me - taking me through the history of maths through math's protaganists

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely educational and very interesting

[Nadira · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not what I expected. If you are not a mathematician you're going to have a really hard time following the formulas.

[Paul Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story of some taught mathematics and learned to teach others if they choose to learn or apply techniques

[Steve Clark]

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