Robin Wilson

"Featuring the most striking examples of Brutalist architecture in Paris, this two-sided guide includes a map, an introduction by Robin Wilson, details of more than forty buildings, and photographs by Nigel Green. Presentant les exemples les plus marquants de l'architecture Brutaliste de Paris, ce...

Brutalist Paris is the first thoroughly researched English-language book about Brutalist architecture in and around Paris. Drawing on over five years of research, interviews and photography conducted by Robin Wilson and Nigel Green of Photolanguage, Brutalist Paris represents a substantial contribution to the study...

How many possible sudoku puzzles are there? In the lottery, what is the chance that two winning balls have consecutive numbers? Who invented Pascal's triangle? (it was not Pascal) Combinatorics, the branch of mathematics concerned with selecting, arranging, and listing or counting collections of...

Who first presented Pascal's triangle? (It was not Pascal.)Who first presented Hamiltonian graphs? (It was not Hamilton.)Who first presented Steiner triple systems? (It was not Steiner.) The history of mathematics is a well-studied and vibrant area of research, with books and scholarly articles published...

On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history--one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This is the amazing story...

God Is With Us, originally published in 2016, invites you to explore your longing for God's presence through a study of the lectionary Bible readings for Advent and Christmas. The hope of Advent is the fulfillment of that longing; we await the coming of...

How a new mathematical field grew and matured in America Graph Theory in America focuses on the development of graph theory in North America from 1876 to 1976. At the beginning of this period, James Joseph Sylvester, perhaps the finest mathematician in the English-speaking...

Are you a man or woman who has been chosen by God and yet you find yourself rejected by man? God's message to you concerning the wonderful things you will do for Him have never been clearer, and yet it looks like the opportunity...

In the tradition of Sylvia Nasar's A Beautiful Mind, this penetrating work explores the amazing imagination and mathematical genius of the man who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 100 illustrations.Author: Robin WilsonISBN-10: 0393304523ISBN-13: 9780393304527Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/14/2010Pages: 237Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize:...

The Mathematical Intelligencer is a one of a kind publication in the field of mathematics, and this compilation pulls together in one volume a selection of the best of the Intelligencer, from its first eighteen years. Professional mathematicians, or readers with some training in...

The Mathematical Intelligencer is a one of a kind publication in the field of mathematics, and this compilation pulls together in one volume a selection of the best of the Intelligencer, from its first eighteen years. Professional mathematicians, or readers with some training in...

Number theory is the branch of mathematics that is primarily concerned with the counting numbers. Of particular importance are the prime numbers, the 'building blocks' of our number system. The subject is an old one, dating back over two millennia to the ancient Greeks,...

The Savilian Professorships in Geometry and Astronomy at Oxford University were founded in 1619 by Sir Henry Savile, distinguished scholar and Warden of Merton College. The Geometry chair, in particular, is the earliest University-based mathematics professorship in England, predating the first Cambridge equivalent by...

A dozen of today's leading science fiction writers provide an inside look at how their craft is accomplished. An invaluable and delightful tool for anyone who writes, Paragons includes advice from Kim Stanley Robinson, Bruce Sterling, James Patrick Kelly, Karen Joy Fowler, Greg Bear,...

Room Tone was initiated by artist Brandon LaBelle to examine the relationship between sound and architecture. LaBelle sent field recordings of his apartment to 20 architects, designers and artists, each of whom was invited to construct a physical model of the apartment based solely...

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is best known for his 'Alice' books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, written under his pen name of Lewis Carroll. Yet, whilst lauded for his work in children's fiction and his pioneering work in the world of Victorian...