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Mathematical physics

Isaac Asimov: ‘There is nothing more fascinating than odd corners of mathematics’

01 Dec 1990
Taken from the December 1990 issue of Physics World, where the article originally appeared as "Elegance, utility and odd mathematical snapshots"

Isaac Asimov reviews Think of a Number by Malcolm E Lines

Illustration of the Golden Ratio on a shell
Elegant mathematics The Fibonacci number, or Golden Ratio, can be found throughout nature – from sea shells to pine cones. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/robin.ph)
To some minds, including that of the reviewer, there is nothing more fascinating than the snapshots

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Isaac Asimov, whose latest book Nightfall has just been published by Doubleday, lives in New York, USA
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