Lewis Carroll in Numberland
  • Published: 7 September 2009
  • ISBN: 9780141016108
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $50.00

Lewis Carroll in Numberland

His Fantastical Mathematical Logical Life

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'Revel in the unravelling of an intricate and exquisite mind' Independent

Lewis Carroll's books have delighted children and adults for generations, but behind their exuberant fantasy and delightful nonsense was the mind of a brilliant mathematician.

Now his forgotten achievements in the world of numbers are brought to light by acclaimed author and mathematician Robin Wilson. Here he explores the curious imagination of a man whose pioneering work at Oxford University included investigations into voting patterns and tennis seeding, who dreamt up numerical conundrums in bed at night and who filled his writings with problems, paradoxes, puzzles and teasing games of logic.

Taking us into a world of mock turtles and maps, gryphons and gravity, Lewis Carroll in Numberland reveals the singular mind of a genius.
  • Published: 7 September 2009
  • ISBN: 9780141016108
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $50.00
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Praise for Lewis Carroll in Numberland

A fascinating story ... Wilson could not be better qualified to write a book on [Carroll's] career in numbers

Jonathan Bate, Sunday Telegraph

First-rate ... Wilson conjures the spirit of a man who delighted in paradox

Nature

A delightful blend of whimsy, satire, endlessly ingenious puns, brain-teasers and unexpected (but very accessible) mathematical insights

Matthew Reisz, The Times Higher Education Supplement

A loving mathematician's biography ... revel in the unravelling of an intricate and exquisite mind

Independent