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About the Author

Morris Kline is Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, where he directed the Division of Electromagnetic Research for twenty years.

Reviews

"I have always had great regard for this book as the one which relates the development of modern mathematical ideas in a readable fashion."--Michael F. O'Reilly, University of Minnesota in Morris
"Outstanding scholarship and readability. One of only a couple of books available in English for in-depth historical studies at the fourth year/graduate level."--Charles V. Jones, Ball State University
"The consistently high quality of presentation, the accuracy, the readable style, and the stress on the conceptual development of mathematics make [these volumes] a most desirable reference."--Choice
"Without a doubt a book which should be in the library of every institution where mathematics is either taught or played."--The Economist
"What must be the definitive history of mathematical thought....Probably the most comprehensive account of mathematical history we have yet had."--Saturday Review
"I have always had great regard for this book as the one which relates the development of modern mathematical ideas in a readable fashion."--Michael F. O'Reilly, University of Minnesota in Morris
"Outstanding scholarship and readability. One of only a couple of books available in English for in-depth historical studies at the fourth year/graduate level."--Charles V. Jones, Ball State University
"The consistently high quality of presentation, the accuracy, the readable style, and the stress on the conceptual development of mathematics make [these volumes] a most desirable reference."--Choice
"Without a doubt a book which should be in the library of every institution where mathematics is either taught or played."--The Economist
"What must be the definitive history of mathematical thought....Probably the most comprehensive account of mathematical history we have yet had."--Saturday Review
"It's a pleasure to see such a complete and scholarly treatise of this type from the pen of a working mathematician."--Robert A. Haberstroh, The Boston Globe
"I found it hard to put the book down--the bold sweep of mathematics, as a shaper of the world, and as it is shaped by world needs is balanced neatly with almost anecdotal vignettes."--New Engineer
"For scope and detail there is no work which could compete with [this book]. Students or teachers in search of their mathematical heritage will find most of it in Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times."--Times Literary Supplement (London)
"The most ambitious and comprehensive history in the English language of mathematics and its relations to science."--Carl Boyer, author of A History of Mathematics
"We had better treasure this book on our shelf, for as far as mathematical history goes, it is the best we have."--Gian-Carlo Rota, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"A precious source of information on the history of mathematics....The book, clearly the result of a lifetime of critical research, will be appreciated by all who wish their understanding of the way our present mathematics came into being both broadened and deepened."--Dirk J. Struik, author of A Concise History of Mathematics
"A masterful presentation....His narrative reveals mathematics as a living organism of man's intellect."--Philip J. Davis, Brown University
"Superb! Thorough, accurate, usefully organized--the way history books should be."--School Science and Mathematics
"It is not unlikely that history will establish this book as one of the great works of the twentieth century in the field of mathematics....One of a kind."--Mathematics Teacher
"A remarkably readable book....There is no other book from which one can obtain a comparable understanding of the history of mathematics....Extraordinary."--American Scientist
"A work of love....A magnificent, successful attempt to produce a chronological overview of the entire field of pure and applied mathematics."--Industrial Mathematics
"A great and important work....Should be found in all places where the history of mathematics is dealt with or touched upon."--Centaurus
"As a survey of the history of mathematics from its earliest beginnings to modern times, Kline's work is without peer."--Phillip Johnson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
"This classic work...reveals the unity behind seemingly disconnected branches of the discipline."--Science News
"This is probably the most extensive and scholarly general reference book on the history of mathematics available in English....Extremely valuable."--Michael J. Dixon, California State University
"The work is an excellent candidate for a school or personal library or as a textbook for a course in the history of mathematics covering the period from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1650." --Mathematics Teacher