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Overview"An authoritative, accessible and revisionist history of maths that reveals the vital contributions of mathematicians from across the world and of all genders The protagonists of this book won't be familiar to most readers. Pythagoras, Newton and Descartes seldom feature. Instead, it highlights the remarkable lives and works of a diverse group of pioneers, who fought millennia of oppression to leave a spectacular legacy of mind-melting ideas and theorems. Kitagawa and Revell bring to life the stories of mathematicians from every continent, from the brilliant Arabic scholars of the 9th Century 'House of Wisdom'; to the pioneering African-American mathematicians of the 20th Century; from the first female mathematics professor (from Russia); to the ""lady computers"" around the world who revolutionised our knowledge of the night sky. The authors want passionately to inspire people of every background to believe that mathematics is a subject for them. This ground-breaking book changes how we view our mathematical past, casting fresh light on the possibilities for the future." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kate Kitagawa , Timothy RevellPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Viking Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9780241544129ISBN 10: 0241544122 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 17 August 2023 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsKitagawa and Revell are good at explaining difficult concepts . . . Secret Lives is at its most satisfying when it balances the connection between the complex maths, the lives of mathematicians and the impact their work has had on the real world . . . Modern technology is built on the work of those who pursued maths for maths' sake. This book is a clever tribute to those brilliant, if sometimes erratic, lives -- Tom Calver * The Sunday Times * A delightful journey through some of the lesser known highways and byways of mathematics that brings to the fore many fascinating figures who have been unjustly forgotten. A treasury of lost historical tales where you can find the story of a Keralan mathematician who might have discovered calculus centuries before Newton and Leibniz or the eleventh-century Chinese origins of binary in the I Ching -- Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of The Man from the Future Lively, satisfying, good at explaining difficult concepts * The Sunday Times * Great and highly accessible read – even for the less numerically gifted * i, ‘Top Non-Fiction’ * A delightful journey through some of the lesser known highways and byways of mathematics -- Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of The Man from the Future Author InformationTomoko L. Kitagawa (Author) Dr Tomoko L. Kitagawa is a historian specialising in the mathematical cultures of Europe, East Asia, and South Africa at Oxford University. After a stint as a diplomat at the United Nations in New York, she received her PhD in history from Princeton University. She has taught at Harvard University and held research positions at UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge and the Max Planck Institute. Her first book, Japanese History Abroad (2012), was a national bestseller in Japan. She was selected as one of the '100 most influential people in Japan' by Nikkei Business Publishing and one of the '100 most amazing Japanese women' by Japan's leading publisher, Shincho. Based in Oxford, she works as an occasional broadcaster, with appearances on Netflix, CNN, the History Channel, and the BBC. Timothy Revell (Author) Dr Timothy Revell is a science journalist and lapsed mathematician. He currently works as Culture and Comment Editor at New Scientist. As a reporter and editor, he specialises in technology and mathematics, covering everything from artificial intelligence to the Abel prize. He also currently runs New Scientist's diversity internship scheme. He often appears on the BBC radio show 'The Naked Scientists', including in a slot answering listener's questions about mathematics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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