Everything and More A Compact History of Infinity
Wallace, David Foster/ Stephenson, Neal (Introduction by)
ISBN 10: 0393339289 ISBN 13: 9780393339284
Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 2010
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Part history, part philosophy, part love letter to the study of mathematics, Everything and More is an illuminating tour of infinity. With his infectious curiosity and trademark verbal pyrotechnics, David Foster Wallace takes us from Aristotle to Newton, Leibniz, Karl Weierstrass, and finally Georg Cantor and his set theory. Through it all, Wallace proves to be an ideal guide--funny, wry, and unfailingly enthusiastic. Featuring an introduction by Neal Stephenson, this edition is a perfect introduction to the beauty of mathematics and the undeniable strangeness of the infinite.
About the Author: David Foster Wallace (1962--2008) is the author of Infinite Jest, Girl with Curious Hair, Everything and More, The Broom of the System, and other fiction and nonfiction. Among his honors, he received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award, and a Whiting Writers' Award.
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Title: Everything and More A Compact History of ...
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New