Praise for William Dunhams Journey Through Genius The Great Theorems of Mathematics "Dunham deftly guides the reader through the verbal and logical intricacies of major mathematical questions and proofs, conveying a splendid sense of how the greatest mathematicians from ancient to modern times presented their arguments." —Ivars Peterson Author, The Mathematical Tourist Mathemat...(展开全部)

Praise for William Dunham s Journey Through Genius The Great Theorems of Mathematics "Dunham deftly guides the reader through the verbal and logical intricacies of major mathematical questions and proofs, conveying a splendid sense of how the greatest mathematicians from ancient to modern times presented their arguments." Ivars Peterson Author, The Mathematical Tourist Mathemat...(展开全部)

The Mathematician's Brain poses a provocative question about the world's most brilliant yet eccentric mathematical minds: were they brilliant because of their eccentricities or in spite of them? In this thought-provoking and entertaining book, David Ruelle, the well-known mathematical physicist who helped create chaos theory, gives us a rare insider's account of the celebrated ...(展开全部)

"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides –– Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are." –– Nature "If you want to encourage anyone′s interest in math, get them The Mathematical Univ...(展开全部)

Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides — Booklist Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are." — Nature "If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them The Mathematical Universe...(展开全部)

The author of The Joy of Mathematics explores the mathematics of nature, literature and art. This fascinating look at the surprising ways mathematics influences the everyday world takes an abstract universe and anchors it to the "real" worlds of science, history and the arts in an intriguing way. Photos and line drawings.

Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The Genius of Birds, acc...(展开全部)

珍妮弗·阿克曼（Jennifer Ackerman） 美国科普作家，从事科学、自然和人体生物学方面的写作达30年之久，其作品被盛赞是“以扎实的科学为基础的艺术”。她著有《性、眠、食、饮、梦：你身体里的一天》《命运之屋中的转机：遗传博物学》《海岸笔记》等科普图书，还为《科学美国人》《美国国家地理》《纽约时报》撰稿，屡次获得自然写作类奖项。

珍妮弗·阿克曼（Jennifer Ackerman） 美国科普作家，从事科学、自然和人体生物学方面的写作达30年之久，其作品被盛赞是“以扎实的科学为基础的艺术”。她著有《性、眠、食、饮、梦：你身体里的一天》《命运之屋中的转机：遗传博物学》《海岸笔记》等科普图书，还为《科学美国人》《美国国家地理》《纽约时报》撰稿，屡次获得自然写作类奖项。