The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny - Ivar Ekeland - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226199948 - October 1, 2006
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Ivar Ekeland
The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny

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Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds, and pessimists fear that might really be the case. There was a time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer. This book is their story.

208 pages, 10 line drawings

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 1, 2006
ISBN13 9780226199948
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 208
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   539 g

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