Have you ever wondered where the Pythagorean Theory originated from? Or who invented calculus? Well, then there is a book you simply must read. God Created The Integers is a riveting history of mathematics with commentary from renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. The book does not have anything to do with religion, the name simply refers to the profound complexity of physics and how it resembles something reminiscent of a Godly creation. The book begins in roughly 300 BC with Euclid’s Elements and progresses along the historical roller coaster all the way up to 1954 and Alan Turing’s On Computable Numbers With An Application To The Entscheidungsproblem. Stephen Hawking breaks things down into small, digestible pieces of information that can be picked up by someone without a Ph.D. He includes all of the original proofs for every historical event along with a backstory for how the revolutionary scientists came to their conclusions. God Created The Integers is a bridge between social studies and math class. Not to mention, that the book acts as an excellent reference text. After reading this book, you will most certainly grasp a better understanding of the importance and intricacies of modern technology. From sundials to computer code there is an answer for all.
So the next time you get a craving for mathematics and have nothing to do, head on over to your local book store and pick up this engrossing time machine into the past.
