A breathtaking view of modern mathematics.' -Mario Livio, astrophysicist, and author of The Golden Ratio and Brilliant Blunders, 'If you're not a mathematician this book might make you become one. It all adds up to a thrilling intellectual ride-and a tale of surprising passion.' -Steven Strogatz, Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics, Cornell University, and author of The Joy of x 'Through his fascinating autobiography, mathematician Edward Frenkel is opening for us a window into the ambitious Langlands Program-a sweeping network that interconnects many branches of mathematics and physics. ' Love and Math = fast-paced adventure story + intimate memoir + insider's account of the quest to decode a Rosetta Stone at the heart of modern math. It is an invitation to discover the magic hidden universe of mathematics.'

At its core, 'Love and Math' is a story about accessing a new way of thinking, which can enrich our lives and empower us to better understand the world and our place in it.

Considered by many to be a Grand Unified Theory of mathematics, the Langlands Program enables researchers to translate findings from one field to another so that they can solve problems, such as Fermat s last theorem, that had seemed intractable before. Having braved a discriminatory educational system to become one of the twenty-first century s leading mathematicians, Frenkel now works on one of the biggest ideas to come out of math in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. 'Love and Math' tells two intertwined stories: of the wonders of mathematics and of one young man s journey learning and living it. In this heartfelt and passionate book, Frenkel shows that mathematics, far from occupying a specialist niche, goes to the heart of all matter, uniting us across cultures, time, and space. In 'Love and Math,' renowned mathematician Edward Frenkel reveals a side of math we ve never seen, suffused with all the beauty and elegance of a work of art. A 'New York Times' Science Bestseller What if you had to take an art class in which you were only taught how to paint a fence? What if you were never shown the paintings of van Gogh and Picasso, weren t even told they existed? Alas, this is how math is taught, and so for most of us it becomes the intellectual equivalent of watching paint dry.

Love and math by edward frenkel