Development of MathematicsE.T. Bell
Development of Mathematics
by E.T. Bell · first published 1945
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- Godel Esher Bach - The Development of Mathematics, by E. T. Bell not that i understand mathematics that well, but this book gave me many ideas of how an abstract/complex thing like mathematics can evolve through history, i found that exciting - when…
on “Ask YC: favorite books” ↗…think it could be read profitably by trusting that the selection is good and trying to answer the question why that's the case while reading. At the moment I'm trying my second book from E.T. Bell, The Development of Mathematics, and like it quite a lot so far, though it assumes a little more math knowledge. This one's probably great if you did a mathematics undergrad, or similar, but would like to see the various topics related…
on “A Mathematician’s Lament (2002) [pdf]” ↗