Books by Georges Ifrah
The Universal History of Numbers
by Georges Ifrah
Ifrah was a schoolteacher who kept being asked by his pupils, ‘Where do numbers come from?’ He began to research it and – weirdly – it turned out no one had bothered to ask this question in the same way.
Interviews where books by Georges Ifrah were recommended
The best books on Maths, recommended by Alex Bellos
The author of Alex’s Adventures in Numberland tells us about popular attempts to explain the history of counting and numbers. He chooses the best books to read about maths.
