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020			_a0140296476 (pbk.)
020			_a9780140296471 (pbk.)
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100	1		_aSeife, Charles. _eauthor
245	1	0	_aZero : _bthe biography of a dangerous idea / _cCharles Seife ; drawings by Matt Zimet.
260			_aNew York : _bPenguin Books, _c2000.
300			_avi, 248 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-238) and index.
505	0	0	_gch. 0. _tNull and void -- _gch. 1. _tNothing doing : the origin of zero -- _gch. 2. _tNothing comes of nothing : the west rejects zero -- _gch. 3. _tNothing ventured : zero goes east -- _gch. 4. _tThe infinite God of nothing : the theology of zero -- _gch. 5. _tInfinite zeros and infidel mathematicians : zero and the scientific revolution -- _gch. 6. _tInfinity's twin : the infinite nature of zero -- _gch. 7. _tAbsolute zeros : the physics of zero -- _gch. 8. _tZero hour at ground zero : zero at the edge of space and time -- _tZero's final victory : end time.
520			_aThe Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Today, zero lies at the heart of one of the biggest scientific controversies of all time, the quest for the theory of everything. Line illustrations. Zero follows the number from its birth as an Eastern philosophical concept to its struggle for acceptance in Europe and its apotheosis as the mystery of the black hole. Elegant, witty, and utterly fascinating, Zero takes us from Aristotle to superstring theory by way of Pythagoras, Descartes, the Kabbalists, and Einstein. It is a compelling look at the strangest number in the universe, and one of the greatest paradoxes of human thought. "A stunning chronicle."-U.S. News & World Report. "Entertainingly traces the history of numbers from 30,000 years ago, down to the role that zero plays in contemporary cosmological theory. After finishing, his readers will feel they've accomplished a considerable something."-the New York Times. "Charles Seife has made a marvelously entertaining something out of nothing. By simply telling the tale of zero, Seife provides a fresh and fascinating history not only of mathematics but also of science, philosophy, theology, and even art. An impressive debut for a promising young science writer."-John Horgan.
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650		1	_aZero (The number)
700			_aZimet, Matt _eIllustrator
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