Kaplan, Robert

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The art of the infinite

the pleasures of mathematics
2003
Presents a tour through the world of mathematics, focusing on the concept of the infinite.

The nothing that is

a natural history of zero
2000
Explains how people can learn about the evolution of mathematics by studying the history of the number zero.

Hidden harmonies

the lives and times of the Pythagorean theorem
2011
Presents a history of the famous relation "A squared plus B squared equals C squared" that assesses its contributors from da Vinci to the Freemasons while analyzing its numerous proofs and applications.

The nothing that is

a natural history of zero
1999
Explains how people can learn about the evolution of mathematics by studying the history of the number zero.
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