Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

Charles Seife

Baker & Taylor, CATS, Jun 29, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography

A "biography" of the most vexing and troublesome number in human history reveals how the Babylonians invented it, why the Greeks were afraid of it and the Hindus worshipped it, the role it played in hunting down heretics in the Middle Ages, and its place in the Y2K issue.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
• Author: Charles Seife
• Illustrated by: Matt Zimet
• Publisher: Baker & Taylor, CATS, 2009
• ISBN: 1442063866, 9781442063860
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures