Euclids Window

Through Euclid s Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space in the living room or in some other galaxy have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology Based on Mlodinow s extensive historical research his studies alongside colleagues such as Richard Feynman and Kip Thorne and interviews with leading physicists and mathematicians such as Murray Gell Mann, Edward Witten, and Brian Greene, Euclid s Window is an extraordinary blend of rigorous, authoritative investigation and accessible, good hud storytelling that makes a stunningly original argument asserting the primacy of geometry For those who have looked through Euclid s Window, no space, no thing, and no time will ever be quite the same. Free Download Euclids Window by Leonard Mlodinow For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I ve done what I never do before starting this review I ve read some of the other reviews on this site I m quite surprised at the negative reviews this book has received Someone has even complained that this is quite an anti Christian book I guess this is because the author was clearly less than imp... , , ,, ,, ,, , ,, ,, ,,,, ,, , , ,,, , ,, , ,, , , , , ,, , , ,, , ,, , , ,, ,,, ,, , , , ,,, ,, , , ,,, ,,, ,, ,, , , ,, , ,, ,, , , ,, ,,,, ,, , , , ,,, , ,, , , , , , , Euclid s Window is an unremarkable tour of a very specific line of reasoning that is neither refreshing nor fleshed out The narrative is supposed to span the progress of ideas coming from the advent of space as a notion to modern multidimensional brane theory but the path drawn by the author is not clear.Writing The writing itself is fine The prose is concise, the jokes are acceptable, and the anecdotes are quaint Definitions are usually good with periodic reminders.Organization Strictly Euclid s Window is an unremarkable tour of a very specific line of reasoning that is neither refreshing nor fleshed out The narrative is supposed to span the progress of ideas coming from the advent of space as a notion to modern multidimensional brane theory but th...History of maththan actualfacts math, with a minimally annoying authorial voice as these things go Except for the teeny weeny culture race centrism problem I m neither a historian nor a mathematician, but even I know it s pretty freaking suspect when your history doesn t include the advancements of, um, the Arab world, the South Central American empires, or, you know, Asia, except for that one paragraph that one time I mean, write a history of European geometry, by all means, I did lik History of maththan actualfacts math, with a minimally annoying authorial voice as these things go Except for the teeny weeny culture race centrism problem I...Firstly, a disclaimer as the author was a writer for Star Trek The Next Generation which I totally loved , I am naturally inclined to give a favourable review to whatever he writes.Back to the book basically, this book is a history of our understanding of the structure of space dimensions, curvature etc., in other words its geometric properties starting from the Ancients usual culprits, Pythagoras and Euclid up to the latest scientific developments.This book provides beautifully s Firstly, a disclaimer as the author was a writer for Star Trek The Next Generation which I totally loved , I am naturally inclined to give a favourable review to whatever he writes.Back to the b...Well, I loved this book reading it as a layman who knows very little about geometry, physics and mathematics in general It broadened my horizons I want to read books about physics now I want to read about Feynman and Gauss and string theory I loved how the author interwove other parts of history with the discoveries in geometry I appreciated the way in which he explained complex mathematical concepts in an almost anecdotal style.I noticed how when describing theoretically what a physicist Well, I loved this book reading it as a layman who knows very little about geometry, physics and mathematics in general It broadened my horizons I want to read books about physics now I want to read about Feynman and Gauss and string theor...Interesting discussion of history of geometry from the time of the ancient Greeks through geometry s role today in String Theory and M Theory It covers what it considers to be the major events of the history of geometry, starting with Euclid s organizing Greek knowledge of geometry into the Elements, Descartes bringing the coordinate system to geometry, Gauss and Riemann moving geometry beyond Euclidean space, Einstein with his theory of relativity, and finally Ed Witten and his contributions t Interesting discussion of history of geometry from the time of the ancient Greeks through geometry s role today in String Theory and M Theory It covers what it considers to be the major events of the history of geometry, starting with Euclid s organizing Greek knowledge of geometry into the Elements, Descartes brin...Ich kann nicht behaupten, alles in diesem Buch verstanden zu haben Gerade die letzten 100 Seiten ber Relativit ts und Stringtheorie wurden zusehends unverst ndlich, teils auch, weil die Forschung auf letzterem Gebiet in vollem Gange ist und die Experten selbst noch nicht wissen, was Sache ist.Aber allein die ersten 150 Seiten waren f r mich ein ganz neuer Blick auf ein Feld, das mich nie interessiert hat Mlodinow schreibt u erst unterhaltsam und liefert viele Einblicke in kulturelle und ges Ich kann nicht behaupten, alles in diesem Buch verstanden zu haben Gerade die letzten 100 Seiten ber Relativit ts und Stringtheorie wurden zusehends unverst ndlich, teils a...Book was great from the beginning with small stories that engage and keep you interested When the book goes further on it takes too much time to describe Einstein and String Theory and moves too slowly Half the book is the history of geometry, the other half is Einstein It turned me off at the end.An extremely poor approach to the historical development of mathematics The book is replete with historical inaccuracies and a clear anti Christian bias throughout Try Kline s Mathematics for the Nonmathematician instead.

• English
• 22 July 2018
Leonard Mlodinow
• Paperback
• 308 pages
• 0684865246
• Leonard Mlodinow
• Euclids Window