A Concise History of Mathematics

This compact, well-written history covers major mathematical ideas and techniques from the ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory, surveying the works of Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, and many others. "The author''s ability as a first-class historian as well as an able mathematician has enabled him to produce a work which is unquestionably one of the best." ¿ Nature.