Bestselling author and astrophysicist Mario Livio examines the
lives and theories of history's greatest mathematicians to ask
how--if mathematics is an abstract construction of the human
mind--it can so perfectly explain the physical world.
Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner once wondered about "the unreasonable
effectiveness of mathematics" in the formulation of the laws of
nature. "Is God a Mathematician?" investigates why mathematics is
as powerful as it is. From ancient times to the present, scientists
and philosophers have marveled at how such a seemingly abstract
discipline could so perfectly explain the natural world. More than
that--mathematics has often made predictions, for example, about
subatomic particles or cosmic phenomena that were unknown at the
time, but later were proven to be true. Is mathematics ultimately
invented or discovered? If, as Einstein insisted, mathematics is "a
product of human thought that is independent of experience," how
can it so accurately describe and even predict the world around us?
Physicist and author Mario Livio brilliantly explores mathematical
ideas from Pythagoras to the present day as he shows us how
intriguing questions and ingenious answers have led to ever deeper
insights into our world. This fascinating book will interest anyone
curious about the human mind, the scientific world, and the
relationship between them.
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