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The title of the book is a reference to a quotation attributed to mathematician [[Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|Leopold Kronecker]], who once wrote that "God made the integers; all else is the work of man." | The title of the book is a reference to a quotation attributed to mathematician [[Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|Leopold Kronecker]], who once wrote that "God made the integers; all else is the work of man." | ||
== Content == | |||
The works are grouped by author and ordered chronologically. Each section is prefaced by notes on the mathematician's life and work. | |||
The anthology includes works by the following mathematicians ... | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 3 August 2019
God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History is an anthology, edited by Stephen Hawking, of "excerpts from thirty-one of the most important works in the history of mathematics."
The title of the book is a reference to a quotation attributed to mathematician Leopold Kronecker, who once wrote that "God made the integers; all else is the work of man."
Content
The works are grouped by author and ordered chronologically. Each section is prefaced by notes on the mathematician's life and work.
The anthology includes works by the following mathematicians ...
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Stephen Hawking (nonfiction)
- Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)
- Mathematician (nonfiction)
- Mathematics (nonfiction)
External links:
- God Created the Integers @ Wikipedia
Attribution:
- By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49924787