To Infinity and Beyond explores the idea of infinity in mathematics
and art. Eli Maor examines the role of infinity, as well as its cultural
impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual
impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind--from the "horror
infiniti" of the Greeks to the works of M. C. Escher; from the
ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose
belief in an infinite universe led to his death at the hands of the
Inquisition. But above all, the book describes the mathematician's
fascination with infinity--a fascination mingled with puzzlement.