{"product_id":"beyond-infinity-an-expedition-to-the-outer-limits-of-mathematics-9781541644137","title":"Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow one powerful concept reveals the biggest (and smallest) mathematical truths\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In \u003ci\u003eBeyond Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough.\u003ci\u003e Beyond Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugenia Cheng\u003c\/b\u003e is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at City, University of London. She has authored numerous titles, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Bake Pi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Logic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ex + y\u003c\/i\u003e. Cheng lives in Chicago, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644563591442,"sku":"9781541644137","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4f82e4c-5258-4ed6-af31-9455264a5492.jpg?v=1733115308","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-infinity-an-expedition-to-the-outer-limits-of-mathematics-9781541644137","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}