false 74703 3 Clifton Fadiman's classic collection of mathematical stories, essays and anecdotes first published in 1958, is now back in print. Ranging from the poignant to the comical to the surreal, these selections include writing by Aldous Huxley, Martin Gardner, H.G. Wells, George Gamow, G.H. Hardy, Plato, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and many others. Humorous and mysterious, this collection will please mathematicians and everyone else who loves a good story full of stimulating ideas. In this intriguing collection of stories we learn of the young mathematician who chases his fiancee into the fourth dimension, how a group of Australian soldier's lives were saved by a lesson in basic topology, and of Mephisto's search for mathematical truth. Any interested reader will be amused, beguiled -- and perhaps even slightly instructed -- by this wonderfully diverse collection of writing. Clifton Fadiman's prolific career as an essayist, critic, anthologist, and radio show host has spanned the last five decades. His books include The Lifetime Reading Plan and a collection of essays, Party of One. He served for many years on the board of editors of the Book-of-the-Month Club. 3024482 1958 Fantasia Mathematica total:18|5:7|4:6|3:5| 18 74 32 2 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Mar 26 11:41:36 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 17:01:27 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 14:52:24 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 14:53:55 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 19:05:09 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 19:05:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 11:26:11 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 11:26:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 03 07:13:29 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 07:13:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 27 17:40:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 17:40:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 10 20:18:01 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 20:18:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 14 21:26:21 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 16:24:47 -0700 2009 1 0 0 false false Sun Feb 15 06:36:46 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 06:36:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 25 20:39:25 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 20:39:25 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 25 11:08:05 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 11:08:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 21 01:28:28 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 01:28:28 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1972 Tue Dec 02 06:53:06 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 06:53:06 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 06 13:32:46 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 13:32:48 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 27 12:00:33 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 12:00:33 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Aug 31 22:53:11 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 22:53:22 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Aug 19 19:35:20 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 19:35:20 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 04 05:51:21 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 05:51:21 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 27 12:08:37 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 12:08:37 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jun 15 14:31:40 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 14:31:48 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=74703