Everything and More A Compact History of Infinity [Paperback]

[Wallace] brings to his task a refreshingly conversational style as well as a surprisingly authoritative command of mathematics&A success.Wallace is the perfect parachute buddy for a free fall into the mathematical and metaphysical abyss that is infinity.All the grace of pure mathematics without the parts that make me want to bang my head against the wall.Shockingly readable&a brilliant antidote both to boring math textbooks and to pop-culture math books that emphasize the discoverer over the discovery. A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite.