Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Joseph Mazur's books

Joseph Mazur’s Followers (21)

Joseph Mazur

Born

Bronx, New York City, The United States

Genre

Nonfiction, Science

edit data

Joseph C. Mazur is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Marlboro College in Vermont. He earned his Ph.D. in algebraic geometry from MIT and has held visiting positions at MIT and the University of Warwick. A recipient of Guggenheim, Bellagio, and Bogliasco Fellowships, he has written widely on the history and philosophy of mathematics, with books translated into over a dozen languages.

Combine Editions
Joseph Mazur’s books

Average rating: 3.57 · 1,953 ratings · 240 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fluke: The Maths and Myths of Coincidence 3.09 avg rating — 646 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math 3.66 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers 3.59 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2014 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time 3.46 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2020 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zeno's Paradox: Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time 3.70 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Motion Paradox: The 2,500-Year Old Puzzle Behind All the Mysteries of Time and Space 3.40 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What's Luck Got to Do with It?: The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion 3.34 avg rating — 41 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fluke: The Math and Myth of Coincidence really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Study Calculus 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zenos Arrow 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Joseph Mazur…

Quotes by Joseph Mazur (?)

“And our understanding of that motion remains fundamentally paradoxical.”
― Joseph Mazur, Zeno's Paradox: Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time

2 likes

“Time dilation, inconstancy of mass, and special relativity suggest that motion is indeed illusory.”
― Joseph Mazur, Zeno's Paradox: Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time

2 likes

“After the death of Archimedes in 212 BCE, the topic of motion was effectively abandoned; it did not resurface for another 1,400 years, when Gerard of Brussels revived the mathematical works of Euclid and Archimedes and came very close to defining speed as a ratio of distance to time.”
― Joseph Mazur, Zeno's Paradox: Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time

2 likes

See all Joseph Mazur's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Science and Natur...: Group Read Nominations for December 2014	10	57	Nov 16, 2014 02:23AM

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Joseph to Goodreads.

Joseph Mazur’s Followers (21)

Joseph Mazur

Combine EditionsJoseph Mazur’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Joseph Mazur’s books