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La matematica, che pure è alla base di tutte le scienze della natura, appare spesso, a causa del suo linguaggio astratto e simbolico, un sapere ermetico, e finisce per disegnare un'aura di mistero attorno ai suoi cultori. Eric Bell si è proposto di sciogliere il timore reverenziale che circonda questa disciplina, facendo rivivere ai lettori, attraverso le biografie dei massimi matematici, le emozioni, gli affanni, le difficoltà che sono il corollario delle grandi conquiste scientifiche, e inserendo l'attività "creativa" di questi personaggi e le loro personalità nelle circostanze e nel contesto sociale in cui si trovarono a vivere. Il risultato è un'opera affascinante e coinvolgente, un esempio ineguagliato di storiografia della scienza che ci permette di rileggere l'evoluzione di una branca fondamentale del sapere come una grande avventura culturale e umana. Saggio introduttivo di Umberto Bottazzini.
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- Pagine: 713
- Data di uscita: 23-06-2010
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I came across this outstanding book in my schooldays, and read it then, not understanding much, but enough to know that I had got hold of something awesome. It made the subject of maths and the mathematicians come to life. Maths class at school was not as boring as it used to be, after realizing tha Leggi tutto
Са овом књигом сам се први пут срео на четвртој години факултета, кад сам спремао семинарски из историје српске културе (!!?!?!?!?!??!), када сам је прочитао у српском преводу под називом Велики математичари. Сада сам је репризирао у оригиналу и могу да кажем да је ово једно ђаволски вриједно штиво, Leggi tutto
A must read for anybody interested in the life of Mathematicians, the history of Math, or Math itself. The author has managed to make a seemingly dull subject lively and fun to read. Highly recommended.
A history of mathematics up to Georg Cantor, who died in 1918, the book itself was published in 1937. Each chapter summarises the life of a mathematician (sometimes two, if their lives are intertwined), with about a quarter of each chapter being reserved for details on one or two discoveries. In tone Leggi tutto
The main intent here is biographical rather than mathematical. But this isn't a very good account. He doesn't distinguish between facts and anecdotes and the author always lets his prejudices get in the way of narrative. I guess it just reflects the times in which it was written. The parts i liked t Leggi tutto
First 1/3: 4 starts Later 2/3: 2 stars I guess that averages out to a 2 & 2/3 star rating, although it feels like I slugged through the boring parts for so long that I'm rounding down. The biggest point against Men of Mathematics is that is truly the Men of Mathematics. And it really should have been W Leggi tutto
3/5 for historical accuracy, 4/5 for culture. Ultimately, 3/5, but still highly recommendable. The only problem I have with Bell is that the characterisation of mathematics may put off some impressionable young mathematician-to-bes. Bell, most likely inadvertently, gives a sense that, if one is not g Leggi tutto
When I was younger, I liked this book a lot. Later, however, it is easy to notice that there are several great mathematicians who are curiously omitted simply because they were female, and that some of the biographies have a few liberties taken with them to be more dramatic. As another reviewer said Leggi tutto
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