The Man Who Saved Geometry
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The Man Who Saved Geometry

The Multidimensional Mind of Donald Coxeter

  1. 416 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Man Who Saved Geometry

The Multidimensional Mind of Donald Coxeter

About this book

An illuminating biography of one of the greatest geometers of the twentieth century

Driven by a profound love of shapes and symmetries, Donald Coxeter (1907–2003) preserved the tradition of classical geometry when it was under attack by influential mathematicians who promoted a more algebraic and austere approach. His essential contributions include the famed Coxeter groups and Coxeter diagrams, tools developed through his deep understanding of mathematical symmetry. The Man Who Saved Geometry tells the story of Coxeter’s life and work, placing him alongside history’s greatest geometers, from Pythagoras and Plato to Archimedes and Euclid—and it reveals how Coxeter’s boundless creativity reflects the adventurous, ever-evolving nature of geometry itself. With an incisive, touching foreword by Douglas R. Hofstadter, The Man Who Saved Geometry is an unforgettable portrait of a visionary mathematician.

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Information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780691264745
eBook ISBN
9780691264752
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
Geometry
Index
Mathematics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword: Some Personal Reminiscences of Donald Coxeter by Douglas R. Hofstadter
  8. Part I—Pure Coxeter
  9. Part II—Coxeter Applied
  10. Part III—Aftermath
  11. Appendices 1-8
  12. Endnotes
  13. Bibliography
  14. Epigraph and Art Credits
  15. Acknowledgments
  16. Index