Archimedes' Revenge: The Joys and Perils of Mathematics by Paul Hoffman

Archimedes' Revenge: The Joys and Perils of Mathematics

Paul Hoffman

288 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics science challenging informative medium-paced
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Syndicated columnist Paul Hoffman provides an acclaimed account of the world of modern mathematicians in the bestselling tradition of accessible scientists Stephen Jay Gould and Tracey Kidder. An extremely clever account.--The New Yorker.

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