Book Description
No number has captured the attention and imaginations of people throughout the ages as much as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. With incisive historical insight and a refreshing sense of humor, David Blatner explores the many facets of pi and humankind's fascination with it-from the ancient Egyptians and Archimedes to Leonardo da Vinci and the modern-day Chudnovsky brothers, who have calculated pi to billions of digits with a homemade supercomputer. New in paperback.
Ingram
No number has captured the attention and imagination of number fanatics and nerds throughout the ages as much as "pi"--the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. The Joy of Pi offers a rare treat for those number fetishists, telling the story of pi and man's fascination with it, from Archimedes to da Vinci to the modern-day Chudnovsky brothers.
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