How one powerful concept reveals the biggest (and smallest) mathematical truths
How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.Author: Eugenia Cheng
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781541644137
Language: English
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