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AMIR D. ACZEL is the author of many research articles on mathematics, two textbooks, and nine nonfiction books, including the international bestseller Fermat's Last Theorem, which was nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Award. Aczel has appeared on over thirty television programs, including nationwide appearances on CNN, CNBC, and Nightline, and on over a hundred radio programs, including NPR's Weekend Edition and Morning Edition. Aczel is a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $14.95
René Descartes (1596–1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm “Cogito, ergo sum” marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates have made our physical and intellectual conquest of physical space possible.
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Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 28, 2000
Price: $12.00
Are we on the verge of solving the riddle of creation using Einstein's "greatest blunder"?
In a work that is at once lucid, exhilarating and profound, renowned mathematician Dr. Amir Aczel, critically acclaimed author of Fermat's Last Theorem, takes us into the heart of science's greatest mystery.
In January 1998, astronomers found... Read more >
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Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $14.95
René Descartes (1596—1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm “Cogito, ergo sum” marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates has made our intellectual conquest of physical space possible.
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 24, 2002
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 28, 2000
Price: $14.96
Are we on the verge of solving the riddle of creation using Einstein's "greatest blunder"?
In a work that is at once lucid, exhilarating and profound, renowned mathematician Dr. Amir Aczel, critically acclaimed author of Fermat's Last Theorem, takes us into the heart of science's greatest mystery.
In January 1998, astronomers found... Read more >
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Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 4, 2001
Price: $12.46
From the end of the 19th century until his death, one of history's most brilliant mathematicians languished in an asylum. The Mystery of the Aleph tells the story of Georg Cantor (1845-1918), a Russian-born German who created set theory, the concept of infinite numbers, and the "continuum hypothesis," which challenged the... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 5, 2010
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Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $25.99
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Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 2, 2001
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