G. H. Hardy was one of this century's finest mathematical thinkers,
renowned among his contemporaries as a 'real mathematician ... the
purest of the pure'. He was also, as C. P. Snow recounts in his
Foreword, 'unorthodox, eccentric, radical, ready to talk about
anything'. This 'apology', written in 1940, offers a brilliant and
engaging account of mathematics as very much more than a science;
when it was first published, Graham Greene hailed it alongside
Henry James's notebooks as 'the best account of what it was like to
be a creative artist'. C. P. Snow's Foreword gives sympathetic and
witty insights into Hardy's life, with its rich store of anecdotes
concerning his collaboration with the brilliant Indian
mathematician Ramanujan, his idiosyncrasies and his passion for
cricket. This is a unique account of the fascination of mathematics
and of one of its most compelling exponents in modern times.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Canto Classics |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
First published: |
March 2012 |
Authors: |
G.H. Hardy
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Foreword by: |
C.P. Snow
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Dimensions: |
215 x 139 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
153 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-107-60463-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
General
|
LSN: |
1-107-60463-X |
Barcode: |
9781107604636 |
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