Like works of art, some creations of human genius are destined to live forever.

Hippocrates, Euclid, Archimedes, Hero, Cardano, Newton, Bernoulli, Euler, Cantor - the great mathematical theorems in a book that presents a step-by-step proof, the historical context in which they were born, and the often turbulent lives of their creators.

"An exciting collection of essays on major mathematical achievements that come alive through personal and historical narratives skillfully woven by the author within the text. A book that should find its place on the shelf of anyone interested in science and the scientists who create it." (R. L. GRAHAM, AT & T Bell Laboratories)

"Mathematics presented as a series of works of art: a fascinating journey through specific examples of insight and inventiveness. Mathematics in the light of lightning." (ISAAC ASIMOV)