A History of π
Recommended by Alex Bellos, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #6 in Number Theory, Ranked #53 in Math
The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism. less
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Alex Bellos Petr Beckmann was a Czech electrical engineer who lived in Czechoslovakia until he was 39 in 1963, when he went to America as a visiting professor and just stayed there. (Source)
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