by Denis Guedj · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440639035
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«El imperio de las cifras y los números» is the historical popular science essay by Denis Guedj, published by Ediciones B in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
Denis Guedj traces the history of numerical thought and explains the evolution of the idea of number from the earliest counting systems to zero and Indian positional numeration. The essay shows how these mathematical innovations spread across different cultures and contributed to the development of science, technology and everyday life.
This title belongs to the Biblioteca de bolsillo Claves collection; the Spanish edition dates from 1998.
A popular science book for readers curious about mathematics, its history and its influence on culture.
Denis Guedj was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University. He was born in Setif. He spent many years devising courses and games to teach adults and children math. He is the author of Numbers: The Universal Language and of the novel The Parrot's Theorem. He died in Paris.
