Books by George Gamow
One, Two, Three…Infinity
by George Gamow
Gamow was a physicist first of all: mathematics is the language of physics and you can see that through this book. It was where I read for the first time that there could be different sorts of infinity and that was just mind-blowing, I thought infinity was something you just couldn’t understand.
Interviews where books by George Gamow were recommended
The best books on The Beauty of Maths, recommended by Marcus du Sautoy
The Oxford professor tells us how he finds beauty in maths, and why his ultimate aim is to become a master of the glass bead game.