E-raamat: Huge Numbers: A Story of Counting Ambitiously

A charming tour through the realm of the very, very, very numerous, from the ancient world through to the distant future -- Jordan Ellenberg, author of HOW NOT TO BE WRONG Humanity has always been entranced by big numbers - the bigger the better. This fascinating exploration of the giants of the mathematical world is clear, informative, and immensely readable. Wonderful! -- Ian Stewart, author of IN PURSUIT OF THE UNKNOWN Elwes provides a phenomenal scenic tour of googology (the study of huge numbers), covering everything from ancient Mayan and Babylonian numeral systems to the scale of the universe to the dizzyingly fast-growing functions of mathematical logic. I wish I had written this book -- Scott Aaronson, author of WHO CAN NAME THE BIGGER NUMBER A delightful survey of the field of googology, the study of large numbers . . . the reader . . . will be rewarded with a new appreciation for numbers and a vastly expanded frame of reference for what it means to be truly, unfathomably, large. It's a joy to marvel at how boundaries have been broken time and again, thanks to the creative, intrepid explorers of the biggest numbers known -- Science News PRAISE FOR RICHARD ELWES * - * Fascinating! A brilliantly conceived book on the history, working and going-ons of mathematics . . . get a copy and become the maths boffin your teacher always wished you were * Vision Magazine * Elwes takes the key concepts, perfectly illustrates them with practical examples and easy-to-follow explanations, and applies the principles to everyday situations. The effect is strangely liberating, and you might soon find yourself acquiring a love of logarithms and a respect for reflex quadrilaterals * Good Book Guide *