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The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity

by Amir D Aczel

ISBN13: 9780743422994
ISBN10: 0743422996
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"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 very foundations of mathematics. Illustrations.

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By the author of "Fermat's Last Theorem", this title sheds light on a convoluted mathematical theory while providing a portrait of a complex man, George Cantor (1845-1918), whose work on the "continuum problem" drove him mad and into an asylum.

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: Ronald Taylor, April 15, 2009 (view all comments by Ronald Taylor)
I had to the read this book overnight for an assignment. I thought I would hate it. Boy was I wrong. I loved this book. Aczel writes in a very engaging, accessible style. He never goes over the head of the reader and writes just enough about Kabbalah, remaining focused on the enigmatic Georg Cantor and mathematics.
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ISBN:: 9780743422994
Subtitle:: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity
Author:: Aczel, Amir D.
Author:: Aczel, Amir D., PH.D.
Author:: Aczel, Amir D.
Publisher:: Washington Square Press
Location:: New York, NY
Subject:: General
Subject:: Religious
Subject:: General science
Subject:: Mathematics
Subject:: Scientists
Subject:: Cabala
Subject:: Infinite
Subject:: Scientists - General
Subject:: General Science
Edition Description:: Trade paper
Series Volume:: bk-266
Publication Date:: September 2001
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 272
Dimensions:: 828x536x70 53

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