Re: Interesting Math Books?

["Nick"]

 

"C" <cmiller5277@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1167519566.035640.307830@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...

> Hello all,
>
>       I'm going to be studying abroad next semester in Budapest,
> Hungary, and thinking ahead for the 10+ hour plane ride I'm going to
> have (along with loads of downtime the first week or so), I was
> wondering if anyone could suggest an interesting math or physics book I
> could read during that time. I'm not looking for any kind of textbook
> or anything here, but still something intelligent that I can pick up at
> a Barnes & Noble or Borders or something along those lines. I've seen
> the book "Not Even Wrong" by Peter Woit a couple of places, has anyone
> been fortunate enough to read that yet?
>
> Any input / suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Mathematics in Western Culture, Oxford University Press, 1953 (also Penguin)

 

Nick