num_pages: 210
description: In the bestselling literary tradition of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell and James Watson's The Double Helix , Poetry of the Universe is a delightful and compelling narrative charting the evolution of mathematical ideas that have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe. In a richly anecdotal fashion, the book explores the leaps of imagination and vision in mathematics that have helped pioneer our understanding of the world around us.
language: English
title: Poetry of the Universe: A Mathematical Exploration of the Cosmos
titlecomplete: Poetry of the Universe: A Mathematical Exploration of the Cosmos
genres: Physics, Mathematics, History, Philosophy, Astronomy, Science, History Of Science, Essays, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 268
publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group