Siobhan Roberts

'The Man Who Saved Geometry'

Bog | Engelsk

An illuminating biography of one of the greatest geometers of the twentieth century Driven by a profound love of shapes and symmetries, Donald Coxeter (19072003) preserved the tradition of classical geometry when it was under attack by influential mathema

'Genius at Play'

Bog | Engelsk

A multifaceted biography of a brilliant mathematician and iconoclast A mathematician unlike any other, John Horton Conway (19372020) possessed a rock stars charisma, a polymaths promiscuous curiosity, and a sly sense of humor. Conway found fame as a baref