A whip-smart, entertaining exploration of the geometry that underlies our world, from the bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong
Jordan Ellenberg is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin, and the Sunday Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong, as well as an award-winning novel, The Grasshopper King. He has lectured around the world on his research in number theory, and writes regularly for The New York Times, Washington Post and Wired.
This mind-bending book will change how you see the world (Five
stars)
*Telegraph*
Shape is a triumph of mathematical exposition, exposing profound
truths - from the nature of distance to the predictability of
randomness - as well as profound mistakes - from historical
misattributions to Supreme Court justice hardheadedness - with
eloquence and hilarious wit. Ellenberg's evident affection for both
his subject and his reader makes us feel like the lucky ones who
get to hear him hold forth in an intimate setting about his
favorite subject, mathematics
*Cathy O'Neil*
Ellenberg's skill as a storyteller, combined with a natural ability
to spot otherwise obscure connections, enables him to capitalize on
geometry as math's gateway drug... A deeply enjoyable and
insightful book
*New York Times*
Ellenberg, in both his arguments and his enthusiasm, is
persuasive
*New Statesman*
Serious mathematics at its intriguing, transporting best . . . [A]
humorous, anecdotally rich dive into numerous mathematical
theories
*Kirkus*
Unreasonably entertaining... reveals how geometric thinking can
allow for everything from fairer American elections to better
pandemic planning
*New York Times*
Droopy cheese and the curve of the Earth, the everyday and the
cosmic, are beautifully interwoven in the mathematician Jordan
Ellenberg's new book Shape
*Atlantic*
Almost anyone is likely to enjoy Ellenberg's prose, and mind
*Harvard Magazine*
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