Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace
Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace
Based on Mlodinow's extensive historical research; his studies alongside colleagues such as Richard Feynman and Kip Thorne; and interviews with leading physicists and mathematicians such as Murray Gell-Mann, Edward Witten, and Brian Greene, Euclid's Window is an extraordinary blend of rigorous, authoritative investigation and accessible, good-humored storytelling that makes a stunningly original argument asserting the primacy of geometry. For those who have looked through Euclid's Window, no space, no thing, and no time will ever be quite the same
Author: Leonard Mlodinow
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 04/09/2002
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780684865249
About the Author
Leonard Mlodinow, Ph.D., was a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology before moving to Hollywood to become a writer for numerous television shows ranging from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Night Court. He has also developed many bestselling and award-winning educational CD-ROMs, and delivered technical and general lectures in ten countries. He is currently Vice President, Emerging Technologies and R&D, at Scholastic Inc. He lives in New York City.