MEET LEGENDARY INDIAN MATHEMATICIANS WHO CREATED WAVES IN THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICS!
India’s mathematicians have made significant contributions over the last 5000 years. Featured on the pages within are not only the ever-popular Aryabhata and Shakuntala Devi but also pioneers forgotten by time like Baudhayana and Pingala. They are responsible for revolutionizing the number system, explaining concepts like binary numbers and the Pythagoras’ theorem, while advancing mathematics by leaps and bounds.
Fresh, accessible and inspiring, The Great Indian Mathematicians celebrates persistent mathematicians throughout Indian history and even includes an extra chapter about the story of zero!