Naming Infinity : A True Story of Religious Mysticism and Mathematical Creativity / Jean-Michel Kantor, Loren Graham.
2022
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Title
Naming Infinity : A True Story of Religious Mysticism and Mathematical Creativity / Jean-Michel Kantor, Loren Graham.
Author
Graham, Loren, author.
ISBN
9780674053915
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2022]
Copyright
©2009
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (256 p.)
Item Number
10.4159/9780674053915 doi
Alternate Call Number
BH 3200
Dewey Decimal Classification
510.947/0904
Summary
In 1913, Russian imperial marines stormed an Orthodox monastery at Mt. Athos, Greece to haul off monks engaged in a dangerously heretical practice known as Name Worshipping. Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor take us on an exciting mathematical mystery tour as they unravel a bizarre tale of political struggles, psychological crises, sexual complexities, and ethical dilemmas. The men and women of the leading French and Russian mathematical schools are central characters in this absorbing tale that could not be told until now. Naming Infinity is a poignant human interest story that raises provocative questions about science and religion, intuition and creativity.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Mai 2022)
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Kantor, Jean-Michel, author.
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