Euclid's Window

Leonard Mlodinow takes readers on a journey through five pivotal revolutions in geometry, from ancient Greek concepts to modern notions of hyperspace. This alternative history of mathematics reveals how fundamental questions about space have driven major scientific and technological advancements. The narrative traces a path from Pythagoras through Gauss and Einstein, leading into a new era where geometry, with its strange extra dimensions, is seen as the key to understanding the intertwined forces of nature, matter, and energy.