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Dio è Un Matematico. La Scoperta Delle Formule Nascoste Dell'universo (2009)

by Mario Livio(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Rizzoli

review 1: Despite its attention-grabbing title, the actual aim of the book is to explain the "unreasonable effectiveness" of mathematics and, along similar lines, to determine whether mathematics is "invented" or "discovered." I found the book to be at its weakest when attempting to actually address those questions, no doubt due to a lack of interest on my own part, but fortunately the bulk of the text consists of historical background and biographical sketches of famous mathematicians. I found many of those stories quite entertaining.
review 2: This is the second book by Mario Livio I've enjoyed reading (the first being The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi). The discussion in this work revolves around the issue of whether humankind invents or discovers mathematics, intro... moreducing the stories and accomplishments of a few great men along the way. While I loved the presentation of most of the book, the content of the last chapter did not seem to flow as well, or do quite as good a job retaining my attention (or maybe it was the Christmas and New Year holidays over which I finally finished it?). In my opinion, the conclusion seems somewhat weak, detracting from the stated purpose of the book at the beginning. So deduct half a star. Overall, however, a great and entertaining read. less

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