Zero - Charles Seife
Praise for Zero
“Mathematicians, contrary to popular misconception, are often the most lucid of writers (Bertrand Russell won a Nobel Prize not in mathematics but in literature), and Seife is a welcome example. He writes with an understated charm that takes account of human fear, the mistakes of geniuses and the mind’s grandest ambitions.”
—Atlanta Journal Constitution
“Zero emerges as a daunting intellectual riddle in this fascinating chronicle. With remarkable economy, Seife urges his reade ...