Frenkel, Edward. 1968-

Love and math : the heart of hidden reality / Edward Frenkel. - Reprint edition. - New York : Basic Books, c2013. - 292 p. : illu. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. As Frenkel proves, a mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. And the process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit--a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and love. In Love and Math, Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic--and the truly powerful--side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it."--

9780465064953 (pbk.) 9780465050741 (hardback)

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Frenkel, Edward, 1968-


Mathematicians--United States--Biography.
Mathematics--Miscellanea.
MATHEMATICS / Group Theory.
MATHEMATICS / Number Theory.
SCIENCE / Mathematical Physics.
SCIENCE / Quantum Theory.

QA29.F725 / F74 2013

510.92 / FRE/L