Ancient Quote by Ivars Peterson

I have often admired the mystical way of Pythagoras, and the secret magick of numbers.

— Thomas Browne

Mathematics speaks to the transcendental, as does this extraordinary friendship. A beautiful book!

— James Tanton

“If there is anything that can bind the mind of man to this dreary exile of our earthly home and can reconcile us with…

— Johannes Kepler

This is a wonderful book, unique and engaging. Diaconis and Graham manage to convey the awe and marvels of mathematics, and of magic tricks,…

— Barry Mazur

“like literary fiction, mathematical imagination entertains pure possibilities.”

— Daniel Tammet

The tantalizing and compelling pursuit of mathematical problems offers mental absorption, peace of mind amid endless challenges, repose in activity, battle without conflict, refuge…

— Morris Kline

Journey of the Universe is eloquent, accessible, and powerful, and conveys a sense of wonder ranging from the cosmos to the microcosm--in itself a…

— David W. Orr

Mathematics is a vast adventure; its history reflects some of the noblest thoughts of countless generations.

— Dirk Jan Struik

Still more astonishing is that world of rigorous fantasy which we call mathematics.

— Gregory Bateson

Still more astonishing is that world of rigorous fantasy we call mathematics.

— Gregory Bateson

...the feeling of mathematical beauty, of the harmony of numbers and of forms, of geometric elegance. It is a genuinely aesthetic feeling, which all…

— Henri Poincare

There is an astonishing imagination, even in the science of mathematics.

— Voltaire