A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality.A PASSION FOR MATHEMATICS: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the Reality CLIFFORD A. PICKOVER Clifford A. Pickover is an author, editor, and columnist in the fields of science, mathematics, and science fiction. Education He received his Ph.D. from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. Mathematics has the unique character of being at once inscrutable in·scru·ta·ble adj. Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable. See Synonyms at mysterious. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin and extremely commonplace. Certain equations baffle the minds of even experts, and yet math is a part of everyday life. It plays an indispensable role in everything from medicine to architecture. Pickover, a scientist and prolific author, explores the wonderful, many-faceted nature of numbers in this compilation of mathematical trivia, puzzles, and facts. He includes details ranging from the lives of history-making mathematicians Mathematicians by letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also
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