A motley collection of ideas
Mathematics is often described as the universal language—a structured, elegant system of ideas that underpins everything from the rhythm of music to the motion of planets. At its core lies a dance of abstraction and logic, allowing us to perceive patterns, predict phenomena, and articulate the hidden architecture of reality. But beneath its evident power … Read more
Format: Paperback. You can purchase it on Amazon.com It is also available in audiobook format. The Hungarian edition was published by Typotex Publishing Ltd. in 2025 and can be purchased at Typotex. When people think of infinity, they usually picture the sideways figure eight (∞), but according to Brian Clegg, that symbol is not infinity … Read more
I found a handful of pocket calculators in a drawer. I haven’t used them in ages—Excel, MathCad, the software called Derive, and smartphones have taken their place—but I thoroughly enjoyed rediscovering their science! Once upon a time, they were important and expensive tools, and even today, machines with similar capabilities aren’t cheap. Yet they seem … Read more
Many people have asked why 137? The 137 (Roman numeral CXXXVII) is fascinating for several reasons
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kidle. You can purchase it on Amazon.com The Hungarian edition was published by Akkord Publishing in 2016 and can be purchased at Libri. John Barrow is known to Hungarian readers for his works The Origin of the Universe and The Book of Universes. The Cambridge professor is not only an excellent cosmologist, theoretical physicist, … Read more