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307 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780674046610
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 30 April 2010
Description
Arguing that not even the purest mathematics can be separated from its cultural background, Alexander shows how popular stories about mathematicians are really morality tales about their craft as it relates to the world.
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307 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780674046610
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 30 April 2010
Description
Arguing that not even the purest mathematics can be separated from its cultural background, Alexander shows how popular stories about mathematicians are really morality tales about their craft as it relates to the world.