Descartes' Secret Notebook: A True Tale Of Mathematics, Mysticism, And The Quest To Understand The Universe - Hardcover

Aczel, Amir D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0767920333 ISBN 13: 9780767920339

Publisher: Broadway Books, 2005

Synopsis

A portrait of the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician looks at his interest in mysticism and probable membership in the occult brotherhood of Rosicrucians, and his secret notebook, which he kept in code, attempting to redecipher the contents of the long-lost volume.

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Review:

"Aczel joins the ranks of Roger Penrose, Stephen Pinker, Francis Crick, and others." --Keith Devlin, author of "Goodbye, Descartes: The End of Logic and the Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind
"Aczel maps the strange, beautiful byways of modern mathematical thought in ways that the layperson can grasp." --"Publishers Weekly

" Aczel catapults the reader into a world where burgeoning intellect was cloaked in intrigue." -- "The Washington Post Book World"

" Aczel joins the ranks of Roger Penrose, Stephen Pinker, Francis Crick, and others." -- Keith Devlin, author of "Goodbye, Descartes: The End of Logic and the Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind"
" Splendid . . . first-rate." -- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
" Aczel reveals the mystery behind . . . one of the Western world' s greatest minds . . . ["Descartes' s Secret Notebook"] reads like a mystery novel as well as a biography." -- "Science News"

"Aczel catapults the reader into a world where burgeoning intellect was cloaked in intrigue." --"The Washington Post Book World"
"Aczel joins the ranks of Roger Penrose, Stephen Pinker, Francis Crick, and others."--Keith Devlin, author of "Goodbye, Descartes: The End of Logic and the Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind"
"Splendid . . . first-rate." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Aczel reveals the mystery behind . . . one of the Western world's greatest minds . . . ["Descartes's Secret Notebook"] reads like a mystery novel as well as a biography." --"Science News"

Aczel catapults the reader into a world where burgeoning intellect was cloaked in intrigue. The Washington Post Book World
Aczel joins the ranks of Roger Penrose, Stephen Pinker, Francis Crick, and others. Keith Devlin, author of Goodbye, Descartes: The End of Logic and the Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind
Splendid . . . first-rate. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Aczel reveals the mystery behind . . . one of the Western world s greatest minds . . . [Descartes s Secret Notebook] reads like a mystery novel as well as a biography. Science News"

About the Author:

AMIR D. ACZEL is the author of many research articles on mathematics, two textbooks, and nine nonfiction books, including the international bestseller Fermat's Last Theorem, which was nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Award. Aczel has appeared on over thirty television programs, including nationwide appearances on CNN, CNBC, and Nightline, and on over a hundred radio programs, including NPR's Weekend Edition and Morning Edition. Aczel is a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0767920333
• ISBN 13: 9780767920339
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 273