{"product_id":"euclids-window","title":"Euclid's Window The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEuclid's Window\u003c\/i\u003e, Leonard Mlondinow takes us on a brilliantly entertaining journey through 3,000 years of genius and geometry, introducing the people who revolutionized the way we see the world around us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ever since Pythagoras hatched a 'little scheme' to invent a set of rules describing the entire universe, scientists and mathematicians have tried to seek order in the cosmos: Euclid, who in 300BC defined the nature of space; Descartes, a fourteenth-century gambler and idler who invented the graph; Gauss, the fifteen-year-old genius who discovered that space is curved; Einstein, who added time to the equation; and Witten, who ushered in today's weird new world of extra, twisted dimensions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They all show how geometry is the key to understanding the universe. Once you have viewed life through \u003ci\u003eEuclid's Window\u003c\/i\u003e, it will never be the same again... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Elegant, attractive and concise ... also very readable. Buy it'\u003cbr\u003e Ian Stewart, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This is an exhilarating book ... an important book ... and finally, a lovely book, one that reflects the radiance of its subject'\u003cbr\u003e David Berlinski \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Reader-friendly, high-spirited, splendidly lucid and often hilarious'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Mlodinow has a talent for lively and clear exposition ... Pythagoras' proof has lost none of its capacity to astonish and delight' \u003cbr\u003e Edward Skidelsky, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLeonard Mlodinow\u003c\/b\u003e was a member of the faculty of the Californian Institute of Technology before moving to Hollywood to become a writer for television. He has developed many best selling and award-winning CD-ROMs and is currently Vice President, Emerging Technologies and R\u0026amp;D at Scholastic Inc. He lives in New York City. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Drunkard's Walk \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSubliminal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521865400545,"sku":null,"price":559.3,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/9033\/0593\/files\/4892923482238.jpg?v=1764188674","url":"https:\/\/perfectbookhouse.com\/products\/euclids-window","provider":"PERFECT BOOK HOUSE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}