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A review by thirtytwobirds
Here's Looking at Euclid: A Surprising Excursion Through the Astonishing World of Math by Alex Bellos
3.0
While this book is mostly just a pop-math tour of inspirational "stuff" that never dives too deep, the author does manage to explain a few proofs (e.g. the diagonalisation argument) in a way that seems more accessible than I've heard before.
That could just be because I'm learning more myself, but I think it's more than that -- Bellos is actually a good *writer* for normal humans to read, which isn't usually something you find often when talking about mathematical proofs.
That could just be because I'm learning more myself, but I think it's more than that -- Bellos is actually a good *writer* for normal humans to read, which isn't usually something you find often when talking about mathematical proofs.