PublishedPrinceton University Press, October 2021 |
ISBN9780691199221 |
FormatHardcover, 240 pages |
Dimensions20.3cm × 27.9cm |
A photographic exploration of mathematicians' chalkboards
"A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns," wrote the British mathematician G. H. Hardy. In Do Not Erase, photographer Jessica Wynne presents remarkable examples of this idea through images of mathematicians' chalkboards. While other fields have replaced chalkboards
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A wonderful and softly-spoken book that reflects on the beauty and creativity of mathematics. Featuring contributions by the world's leading mathemeticians on how they think about problems and how those thoughts come to life on the blackboard.
