Zero - The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (Paperback)

Zero follows the number zero from its birth as an Eastern philosophical concept to its struggle for acceptance in Europe and its apotheosis as the mystery of a black hole. Here are the legendary thinkers who have battled over the meaking of this mysterious number - scholars and mystics, cosmologists and clergymen whose clashes over zero shook the very foundations of philosophy, science, mathematics and religion. There was a time when zero did not exist, the concept of zero is a relatively recent Eastern concept and for centuries there was a struggle over its very existence. For many cultures zero represented the void and it could prove to undo the framework of logic. It was seen as an alien concept that could shatter the framework of Christianity and science. Charles Seife's elegant and witty account takes us from Aristotle to superstring theory by way of Pythagorus, Descartes, the Kabbalists, and Einstein by way of Newton and Stephen Hawking. It is a concise tour of a universe of ideas bound up in the simple notion of nothing.

General

Imprint:	Souvenir Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2000
Authors:	Charles Seife
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-285-63594-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-285-63594-8
Barcode:	9780285635944

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