The Annotated Flatland: A Romance Of Many Dimensions - Couverture rigide

Stewart, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0738205419 ISBN 13 : 9780738205410

Editeur : Basic Books, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Stewart Ian

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Flatland is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mysterious visitor to The Land of Three Dimensions, an experience that forever alters his worldview.

Like the original, Ian Stewart’s commentary takes readers on a strange and wonderful journey. With clarity and wit, Stewart illuminates Abbott’s numerous Victorian references and touches on such diverse topics as ancient Babylon, Karl Marx, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Mt. Everest, H.G. Wells, and phrenology. The Annotated Flatland makes fascinating connections between Flatland and Abbott’s era, resulting in a classic to rival Abbott’s own, and a book that will inspire and delight curious readers for generations to come.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and is well known for his writing and broadcasting about mathematics for nonspecialists. He has written over 140 research papers on such subjects as symmetry in dynamics, pattern formation, chaos, and mathematical biology, as well as numerous popular books, including Letters to a Young Mathematician, Does God Play Dice?, What Shape Is a Snowflake?, Nature's Numbers, The Annotated Flatland, and Flatterland. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2001. He lives in Coventry, England.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0738205419
• ISBN 13: 9780738205410
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272