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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
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Author: Charles Seife
Illustrated by: Matt Zimet

Born in Babylonia, the Zero has donned many different hats--accountant, god, devil, infinity--and ha...
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 067088457X
ISBN-13: 9780670884575
Feb 2000
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
248 pages
Language: English
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Born in Babylonia, the Zero has donned many different hats--accountant, god, devil, infinity--and has elicited as many different responses from people across the ages. Seife's scientific yet accessible text explores the biography of this enigmatic number. Winner of the 2001 PEN Award for First Non-Fiction.

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Illustrator:Matt Zimet

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Length:248 pages
Height:8.8 in
Width:5.0 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:15.2 oz

Industry Reviews
"[S]ome of the best, most comprehensible and engaging descriptions of math that anybody is likely to read anywhere."
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