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Beyond Infinity
From Uncountable Numbers to a Chicken-Sandwich Sandwich, an Exploration of Math's Biggest Topic
Author: Eugenia Cheng
Narrator: Moira Quirk
Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Published: 03/28/2017
Category: Mathematics - Infinity
Synopsis
"[Cheng] does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works." --Wall Street JournalHow big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.