Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace

Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in...
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Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace by Mlodinow, Leonard

Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace

$47.58

Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace

$47.58
Author: Leonard Mlodinow
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other galaxy -- have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology. Based on Mlodinow's extensive historical research; his studies alongside colleagues such as Richard Feynman and Kip Thorne; and interviews with leading physicists and mathematicians such as Murray Gell-Mann, Edward Witten, and Brian Greene, Euclid's Window is an extraordinary blend of rigorous, authoritative investigation and accessible, good-humored storytelling that makes a stunningly original argument asserting the primacy of geometry. For those who have looked through Euclid's Window, no space, no thing, and no time will ever be quite the same.

Author: Leonard Mlodinow
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 04/09/2002
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780684865249

About the Author
Leonard Mlodinow, Ph.D., was a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology before moving to Hollywood to become a writer for numerous television shows ranging from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Night Court. He has also developed many bestselling and award-winning educational CD-ROMs, and delivered technical and general lectures in ten countries. He is currently Vice President, Emerging Technologies and R&D, at Scholastic Inc. He lives in New York City.

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