It’s possible that mathematics is too abstract to turn Frenkel into this generation’s Carl Sagan, whose Cosmos TV series brought new ideas about space into our living rooms. But Frenkel is going all out to try and convince Americans that math is not just a skill we need to succeed, but something like the Force from Star Wars: Mathematics, he writes, directs the flow of the universe, lurks behind its shapes and curves, holds the reins of everything from tiny atoms to the biggest stars.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 19:48:29 +0000
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