Infinite Powers recounts how calculus tantalized and thrilled its inventors, starting with its first glimmers in ancient Greece and bringing us right up to the discovery of gravitational waves (a phenomenon predicted by calculus). It harnesses an unreal number - infinity - to tackle real-world problems, breaking them down into easier ones and then reassembling the answers into solutions that feel miraculous. Though many of us were scared away from this essential, engrossing subject in high school and college, Steven Strogatz’s brilliantly creative, down-to-earth history shows that calculus is not about complexity it’s about simplicity. We wouldn’t have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put five thousand songs in your pocket. Ithout calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. Infinite Powers is an incalculable pleasure.” - DANIEL GILBERT, With verve, insight, and simplicity, he explains the deep ideas underlying one of humankind’s greatest intellectual achievements. “If calculus is the language of the universe, then Steven Strogatz is its Homer. How CALCULUS Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
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