An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1 by Paul J. Nahin

An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1

Paul J. Nahin

296 pages paperback 1998

7 editions

nonfiction history mathematics science challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
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Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the...

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