The Story of Mathematics

Author: Richard Maconke
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: The book uses a large number of colorful and vivid images to showcase the trajectory of this scientific change. From luxurious and brilliant medieval manuscripts to Dali and Duchamp's shocking artistic masterpieces; from the simple beauty of Babylonian clay tablets to the exquisite composition of computer-generated images, through the great European medieval translators who deciphered Chinese civilization and Indian civilization, all the way to the Scientific Revolution and the Digital Revolution, the author narrates the historical process of the development of mathematics in plain and easy-to-understand language. The book not only vividly describes the stories of well-known figures such as Kepler, Copernicus, etc., but also highlights the great figures in the field of mathematics such as Abe. How did mathematics develop, and for what reasons did it develop? What impact has mathematics had on the development and transformation of human society? How has our understanding of the universe been shaped by mathematical knowledge? In this accessible book, Richard Maconke will tell us the story of this exquisite human wisdom that spans different cultural backgrounds and different cultural fields, and will tell us that mathematics is not just the imagination of a few philosophers, priests, and scientists. In various ways, mathematics has been involved in all aspects of human activity. Prehistoric mysterious accounting tools, trade, exploration, and warfare maps, charming celestial movements, changes in aesthetic perspectives on art, and image science—all of these confirm the central role of mathematics in human history.