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Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians

Mathematics today is the fruit of centuries of brilliant insights by men and women whose personalities and life experiences were often as extraordinary as their mathematical achievements. This entertaining history of mathematics chronicles those achievements through fifty short biographies that bring these great thinkers to life while making their contributions understandable to readers with little math background.

The Crest of the Peacock

George Gheverghese Joseph takes us on a breathtaking multicultural tour of the roots and shoots of non-European mathematics. He shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks, the Arabs' major creative contributions, and the astounding range of successes of the great civilizations of India and China.

Pythagoras' Legacy: Mathematics in Ten Great Ideas

.In this book, Marcel Danesi presents a historical overview of the ten greatest achievements in mathematics, and dynamically explores their importance and effects on our daily lives.

History of Mathematics ebooks (eBooks on EBSCOHost search)

Tip: also try searching for the names of specific mathematicians

The Wonder Book of Geometry: A Mathematical Story

David Acheson takes the reader on a highly illustrated tour through the history of geometry, from ancient Greece to the present day.

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Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians

Mathematics today is the fruit of centuries of brilliant insights by men and women whose personalities and life experiences were often as extraordinary as their mathematical achievements. This entertaining history of mathematics chronicles those achievements through fifty short biographies that bring these great thinkers to life while making their contributions understandable to readers with little math background.

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Tip: also try searching for specific mathematicians in Films on Demand.