Profiles in Mathematics: Rene Descartes

by Steven Gimbel

A series of biographies designed to lift mathematics off the page and out of the calculator, featuring individuals whose contributions were critical to the development of mathematics.

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2008

Reviews

[Shelli]

This was a fascinating read about 17th century French mathematician and philosopher Rene Descartes. I’m not sure how many middle/high school age students will find this as interesting as my daughter and I did, since we are kind of nerdy about learning and reading about brilliant quirky people like Descartes.