King of Infinite Space
Donald Coxeter, The Man Who Saved Geometry
by Siobhan Roberts · first published 2006
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Profiles the life and work of mathematician Donald Coxeter, discussing his efforts to prove geometry is an ever-evolving endeavor that forms the building blocks for creation.
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on “Ask HN: What are your favorite non-fiction books of all time?” ↗Did anybody read _King of Infinite Space_, the biography of Donald Coxeter? I noticed the article used lots of drawings, and I believe this and the general discussion fits into Coxeter's thinking on mathematics, versus the Bourbaki school's…
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