{"product_id":"9780140147391","title":"Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator — from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, \u003cb\u003eJourney Through Genius\u003c\/b\u003e is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022416101616,"sku":"9780140147391","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140147391_p0.jpg?v=1763642086","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140147391","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}