Geometry and the Imagination
| Original title | Anschauliche Geometrie |
|---|---|
| Translator | Paul Nemenyi |
| Publisher | American Mathematical Society |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Pages | 357 |
| ISBN | 9780821819982 |
| OCLC | 542459 |
Geometry and the Imagination is a book by David Hilbert and Stephan Cohn-Vossen[1] based on a series of lectures Hilbert made in the winter of 1920-21. The book is an attempt to present some then-current mathematical thought to "contribute to a more just appreciation of mathematics by a wider range of people than just the specialists."[2]
Response
The Mathematical Association of America said about the book, "this book is a masterpiece — a delightful classic that should never go out of print".[3] Physics Today called it "a readable exposition of modern geometry and its relation to other branches of mathematics".[4] The Scientific Monthly said about it "has been a classic for twenty years . . . Although it deals with elementary topics, it reaches the fringe of our knowledge in many directions".[5]
References
- ^ Hilbert, David; Cohn-Vossen, Stephan (1999). Geometry and the imagination (2nd ed.). Providence, R.I.: AMS Chelsea Pub. ISBN 9780821819982. OCLC 41256151.
- ^ Hilbert, page iv
- ^ "Geometry and the Imagination | Mathematical Association of America". www.maa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ Hilbert, D.; Cohn‐Vossen, S. (May 1953). "Geometry and the Imagination". Physics Today. doi:10.1063/1.3061234.
- ^ Coxeter, H.S.M. (February 1953). "Review: Intuitive Geometry". The Scientific Monthly. 76 (2): 117–118 – via JSTOR.
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