| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0143032577 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0143032571 |
| No of pages | 715 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Published Date | 30 Jan 2005 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0143032577 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0143032571 |
| No of pages | 715 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Published Date | 30 Jan 2005 |
Georges Ifrah (1947, 2019) is a French author and historian of mathematics, especially numerals. He was formerly a teacher of mathematics. Ggg His exhaustive work, From One to Zero: A Universal History of Numbers (1985, 1994) was translated into multiple languages, became an international bestseller, was included in American Scientist's list of "100 or so Books that shaped a Century of Science", referring to the 20th century.
He had a great popular success for his research work and comprehensive work. He died in Paris in November 1st 2019.
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A comprehensive history of numbers and mathematics, in a three-volume set. Georges Ifrah, a maths teacher, gave up his job and travelled around the world to assemble a complete answer to the question, "Where do numbers come from?" This work covers the art and science of numeration from Magnon Man to the electronic spreadsheet; from Scandinavia to China, via the Classical World, Mesopotamia, the Arab lands, India and South America.
Ifrah looks at the metric system, the binary system, all the methods, many of the false starts, and addresses the intriguing question: how did they manage all those centuries without a zero? The text is aided with figures and tables throughout.