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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press; First Edition edition (November 4, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0691129568
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691129563
  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.5 x 9.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Franklin's Genius on the Square
By Rob Hardy HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on February 24, 2008
Format: Hardcover
If I could sit down with anyone from the past, my choice would be easy: Benjamin Franklin. Franklin would have been easy to talk to, even if he might have been a little pedantic. But he was funny, and sociable, and what a résumé he has: diplomat, printer, businessman, scientist, inventor, musician, expert chess player, essayist, autobiographer. It is hard to think of any aspect of this myriad-minded man that has not been covered by previous biographers, but they have always tended to leave out his discoveries in mathematics. Paul C. Pasles, an associate professor of mathematical sciences, has now paid tribute to those discoveries, and has uncovered more of them than any previous biographer has known. _Benjamin Franklin's Numbers: An Unsung Mathematical Odyssey_ will be a delight for Franklin fans like me, and it will provide those who are interested in number puzzles, simple to complex, with much to play with. Pasles has included puzzles in every chapter, and, don't worry, has put all the answers and explanations in an appendix. Franklin's mathematical achievements are chiefly his discoveries in magic squares, and readers will come away not only with an appreciation of his mathematical cleverness, but of the beauty of the remarkable objects he discovered.

Franklin didn't do well in math at his school, but became adept at using numbers for his printing business, and had to be able to calculate for some of the tables in his famous almanacs. He used numbers for predictions of population statistics, but the magic square was his mathematical delight.Read more ›
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An original and quick read
By Antonio Cangiano on March 25, 2008
Format: Hardcover
Most geeks admire Ben Franklin, and not only for patriotic reasons. He was a brilliant, vibrant mind who made contributions to several fields. There isn't a lack of biographies about the man. Or even good ones at that. What this short (and sweet) book does though, is to cover Franklin as a mathematician, a side of the genius that is often hidden or disputed. This hardcover focuses on Magic Squares and Franklin's contribution to this field, even though he wrongly considered them as enjoyable, but useless in practice. Benjamin Franklin's Numbers: An Unsung Mathematical Odyssey is filled with mathematical puzzles and will be a pleasure to read for those who can appreciate small challenges and the historical importance of Pasles' research.
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An Excellent Geeky Read
By Michelle Entezari on January 12, 2010
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This book explains how Franklin came to some of his conclusions within the realms of math and physics, with plenty of references, while remaining extremely entertaining. It also shows a bit of a mathematical basis for Franklin's daily decision making activities. Engaging, with some math puzzles to try on your own, and inspirational. I got this book from my local library, but loved it so much I had to go buy my own copy. I would recommend downloading Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography on [...](free) in addition to reading this book, if you want to go through a whole Benjamin Franlin obsession phase.
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