Men of Mathematics
Publisher: Tandem Library
Published: October 1999
Language: eng
Format: School & Library Binding
ISBN-13: 9780833500229
Subjects: Mathematics - General; Mathematicians; History; Juvenile Nonfiction; Biography / Autobiography; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); Scientists - General; Mathematics; General; History & Philosophy
First sentence: THIS SECTION IS HEADED Introduction rather than Preface (which it really is) in the hope of decoying habitual preface-skippers into reading-for their own comfort-at least the following paragraphs down to the first row of stars before going on to meet some of the great mathematicians.