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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Infinitely fascinating…[Suri] succeeds in making slippery ideas easy to grasp." -- Stephen Bleach - Times [UK]
"Some of the math books out there are difficult to read, but [
The Big Bang of Numbers] isn’t one of them…[A]n elegant journey explaining why we have the number and math systems that we have." -- David Hu - Five Books
"By limiting the formulas and equations, [Manil Suri] has created a very readable tour that emphasizes ideas over calculation." -- Physics Today
"[
The Big Bang of Numbers] explains how understanding math helps you understand the universe." -- Marketplace Tech
"Imaginative and organized; [Suri] presents his materials clearly with nice graphics." -- Peter Pesic - Wall Street Journal
"A beautifully written meditation on mathematics: whimsical, thought-provoking, and deep." -- Alex Bellos, author of Alex’s Adventures in Numberland
"In
The Big Bang of Numbers, Manil Suri invites the reader to create a universe made of mathematical ideas, sparking a thrill that may catch you off guard—an exhilarating sensation of playfulness, power, and insight." -- Steven Strogatz, New York Times bestselling author of Infinite Powers and The Joy of x
"Who knew numbers could be so charming? So industrious? Suri takes us on a lighthearted journey all the way from nothing (zero) to infinity. Math has rarely been so readable." -- Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
"A most unusual, creative, and fascinating account of mathematics that relies not on equations or formulas, but on real-life examples, metaphors, paradoxes, and lovely vignettes." -- John Allen Paulos, author of Innumeracy and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
"A great sneak peek ahead for anyone interested in mathematical ideas, but bored by the lack of conceptual depth in their introductory math classes." -- Mathematical Association of America
"A visual pleasure to read…[Manil Suri] is a smooth, stylish writer." -- Business Standard
"[Suri] successfully explores many areas of seemingly pure math that explain the natural world... He also sheds light on abstruse subjects (fractals, infinity, curved space) that puzzle humans more than they should, creating a text that is deeper than most popular writing on math but worth the effort. A successful contribution to the math-isn’t-boring genre." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Suri takes on the challenge of developing mathematics from scratch in this high concept thought experiment." -- Publishers Weekly
