
Euclid's Window
The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace
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Narrated by:
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Robert Blumenfeld
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By:
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Leonard Mlodinow
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-humored 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.
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History, dash of equations
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What did you love best about Euclid's Window?
The history of math. People figured out things I still don't understand, and they figured them out by drawing in sand without calculators or computers. Fascinating.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I liked it so much I'll probably listen to it again.Any additional comments?
If you're interested in the evolution of mathematics, this is the book for you.LOVED This
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What did you love best about Euclid's Window?
I really love both history and mathematics, so this was the perfect read for me.In college, I was so focused on problem solving, I wasn't able to step away from the text to really delve into the story behind the Geometry. This read affords me that chance and has me going back to some of my old text and rediscovering what I really love about mathematics.
Very much recommended for anyone who loves history and is fascinated by mathematics ;-)!
Really Loved it!!
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A Great Read
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Excellent - Intellectually fulfilling
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Geometry Made Entertaining
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The book would have been much better if the author could have used some restraint in trying to prove his whit every 30 seconds.
Pointless Examples
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World history and math together.
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Good mathematics, questionable history
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What did you love best about Euclid's Window?
I liked the way the author covers the history of discoveries in physics and mathematics from Pythagoras and Euclid to Einstein and beyond. I'm just a layman and I actually got the gist of most of the math and physics. I now understand how the leap to hyperbolic geometry helped Einstein and others to describe relativity and how the universe works. The author explains how math and physics evolved through the efforts of many great thinkers leading up to Einstein. And he finishes with the current state of string theory.What other book might you compare Euclid's Window to and why?
I also liked About Time and The Clockwork Universe because they give you a historical perspective of our understanding of the universe and our place in it.What about Robert Blumenfeld’s performance did you like?
He read very well.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes.Keeping it real
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