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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
By
Charles Seife and
Matt Zimet (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin USA
Publication date
September 1, 2000
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780140296471
ISBN-10
0140296476
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The history of a controversial but important number begins with its inventors, the Babylonians, and follows its tumultuous and fascinating story to the present era of supercomputers and quantum physics. Reprint.
(view table of contents)Editions
Hardcover
With Matt Zimet (other contributor) |
from Viking Pr (February 1, 2000)
9780670884575 | details & prices | 248 pages | 5.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $24.95
About: A 'biography' of the most vexing and troublesome number in human history reveals how the Babylonians invented it, why the Greeks were afraid of it and the Hindus worshipped it, the role it played in hunting down heretics in the Middle Ages, and its placein the Y2K issue
About: A 'biography' of the most vexing and troublesome number in human history reveals how the Babylonians invented it, why the Greeks were afraid of it and the Hindus worshipped it, the role it played in hunting down heretics in the Middle Ages, and its placein the Y2K issue
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Matt Zimet (other contributor) |
from Penguin USA (September 1, 2000)
9780140296471 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $16.00
About: The history of a controversial but important number begins with its inventors, the Babylonians, and follows its tumultuous and fascinating story to the present era of supercomputers and quantum physics.
About: The history of a controversial but important number begins with its inventors, the Babylonians, and follows its tumultuous and fascinating story to the present era of supercomputers and quantum physics.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from New Millenium Audio (June 1, 2003)
9781590073544 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $24.95
About: A 'biography' of the most vexing and troublesome number in human history reveals how the Babylonians invented it, why the Greeks were afraid of it and the Hindus worshipped it, the role it played in hunting down heretics in the Middle Ages, and its placein the Y2K issue.
About: A 'biography' of the most vexing and troublesome number in human history reveals how the Babylonians invented it, why the Greeks were afraid of it and the Hindus worshipped it, the role it played in hunting down heretics in the Middle Ages, and its placein the Y2K issue.
Unabridged edition from Publishing Mills (December 1, 2000)
9781575110707 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $24.95
About: An examination of the most vexing and troublesome number in human history reveals how the Babylonians invented it, why the Greeks were afraid of it and the Hindus worshipped it, the role it played in hunting down heretics in the Middle Ages, and its place in the Y2K issue.
About: An examination of the most vexing and troublesome number in human history reveals how the Babylonians invented it, why the Greeks were afraid of it and the Hindus worshipped it, the role it played in hunting down heretics in the Middle Ages, and its place in the Y2K issue.
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