The Man Who Saved Geometry

Siobhan Roberts

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Author
Siobhan Roberts
Publish Date
2024-10-29
Subtitle
The Multidimensional Mind of Donald Coxeter
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
416
Publisher Name
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691264740
ISBN-13
9780691264745
citemno
272046
SKU
9780691264745

Description

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.