Those 2 are worth reading as well. I have also recommended How not to be wrong, I loved that book. Weapons of math destruction is on my TODO list, I’m planning to read it this summer.
One of my favourite math books, somewhat in the spirit of those listed in this article, is “The Man Who Counted”, by Malba Tahan.
I read it for the first time when I was still a kid, in my native Brazil, and many more times over the decades since then, both in its original language (Portuguese) and in English. It is a delightful book.
Edit: I just remembered another favourite of mine: “What’s the name of this book?” by Raymond Smullyian. It’s one of several of his books exploring logical puzzles of the form “you’re on an island where group X always lies and group Y always tells the truth” and its many variants. It’s not an easy read but it’s still tremendously enjoyable. At least it was for me.
I have been searching for these kind of books thank you so much for sharing . Always wanted to have a fun read on maths and physics . If you have any recommendations for physics books like this please share
Great list! I’ve read 1, 2, 3, 11, Hardy and the du Sautoy. Pólya’s How to Solve It is an all-time classic of course, but probably too technical. I wonder though, could one sneak Gödel, Escher, Bach onto here?
Weapons of math destruction and how not to be wrong also
Those 2 are worth reading as well. I have also recommended How not to be wrong, I loved that book. Weapons of math destruction is on my TODO list, I’m planning to read it this summer.
Math needs have to stick together. #amiright
One of my favourite math books, somewhat in the spirit of those listed in this article, is “The Man Who Counted”, by Malba Tahan.
I read it for the first time when I was still a kid, in my native Brazil, and many more times over the decades since then, both in its original language (Portuguese) and in English. It is a delightful book.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Counted
Edit: I just remembered another favourite of mine: “What’s the name of this book?” by Raymond Smullyian. It’s one of several of his books exploring logical puzzles of the form “you’re on an island where group X always lies and group Y always tells the truth” and its many variants. It’s not an easy read but it’s still tremendously enjoyable. At least it was for me.
Love it. Will definitely read the ones im missing.
One I enjoyed was -
How To Not Be Wrong: The Power Of Mathematical Thinking
by Jordan Ellenberg
Prime Obsession
I have been searching for these kind of books thank you so much for sharing . Always wanted to have a fun read on maths and physics . If you have any recommendations for physics books like this please share
Great list! I’ve read 1, 2, 3, 11, Hardy and the du Sautoy. Pólya’s How to Solve It is an all-time classic of course, but probably too technical. I wonder though, could one sneak Gödel, Escher, Bach onto here?