The Mystery of the Aleph - (Mathematics, the Kabbalah and the Search for Infinity) by Amir D Aczel (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Aleph" tells the story of Georg Cantor (1845-1918), a Russian-born German who created set theory, the concept of infinite numbers, and the "continuum hypothesis", which challenged the very foundations of mathematics. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A compelling narrative that blends the story of infinity with the tragic tale of a tormented and brilliant mathematician.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An engaging, pellucid explanation of the mathematical understanding of infinity, enlivened by a historical gloss on the age-old affinities between religious and secular conceptions of the infinite."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Amir D. Aczel</b> is the bestselling author of ten books, including <i>Entanglement, The Riddle of the Compass, The Mystery of the Aleph, </i> and <i>Fermat's Last Theorem.</i> He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts
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