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What is infinity? (The * honest * answer? Nobody knows!)
Is infinity real, or just something humans invented? And why do we keep worrying about something that always remains just out of reach?
Philosophers, theologians, and mathematicians have been fascinated by infinity for millennia. They argued about it endlessly, and for ages, nobody could quite agree on whether infinity even exists at all! Then along came Georg Cantor, who showed that some infinities are actually bigger than others… This sent people's brains spinning and paved the way for staggering mathematical revolutions in the 20th century.
The Big Book of Infinity takes you on a journey through delightfully mind-bending concepts and the people who dared explore them. Along the way, you will learn about some enormous numbers, but also tiny ones… Because while infinity can be unimaginably BIG, some infinities are so small they could fit in the palm of your hand…
Created by the team behind The Big Book of Pi: a mathe-magician, a children's author, and an illustrator with a gift for making hard math read like a comic book. The Big Book of Infinity may not have all the answers… But when the subject is infinity, the questions are endless fun…
Praise for The Big Book of Pi:
★ "An astonishing, delightful, and illuminating celebration of mathe-magics." —Kirkus Reviews
★ "This fun, informative, and highly visual title is a unique addition that belongs on the 'M' shelf in all STEM collections." —Booklist
Jean-Baptiste Aubin is a teacher and researcher in statistics at the University of Lyon. To share his passion for mathematics with non-mathematicians, he writes books and scripts for television, organizes lectures, exhibitions and even magic shows. He lives in Villeurbanne.
Anita Lehmann is an author for children and adults alike. She grew up in Bern, studied economics and social history at the University of Geneva and lived in various places around the world before settling in Cambridge with her family. She is the author of several children's books published by Helvetiq and Bergli.
Joonas Sildre has illustrated more than thirty books and graphic novels. He lives in Estonia.