From early humans carving notches in bones to the discovery of quantum
mechanics, mathematics has certainly come a long way.
Fully illustrated and augmented with helpful timelines and diagrams,
Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics explores some of history's greatest
mathematical breakthroughs. Covering topics from Ancient Egyptian
geometry to chaos theory, readers will learn about Euclid of Alexandria,
Brahmagupta, Sir Isaac Newton, Alan Turing and more. Whether solving
practical or abstract problems, these mathematicians have each sought to
improve our lives, and have bought us to the world we know today.
With each concept explained in easy-to-understand language, there's no
need to be a calculus genius to marvel at these incredible feats of
problem-solving brilliance.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing's Great Breakthroughs series
provides lavishly illustrated and highly accessible introductions
different scientific fields. Each title maps a history of a discipline
through the its central breakthroughs and the scientists which have
changed the world.