The brilliant "sequel" to one of the all-time classics of
popular mathematics. First there was Edwin A. Abbott''s remarkable
Flatland, published in 1884, and one of the all-time classics of
popular mathematics. Now, from mathematician and accomplished
science writer Ian Stewart, comes what Nature calls "a superb
sequel." Through larger-than-life characters and an inspired story
line, Flatterland explores our present understanding of the shape
and origins of the universe, the nature of space, time, and matter,
as well as modern geometries and their applications. The journey
begins when our heroine, Victoria Line, comes upon her
great-great-grandfather A. Square''s diary, hidden in the attic. The
writings help her to contact the Space Hopper, who tempts her away
from her home and family in Flatland and becomes her guide and
mentor through ten dimensions. In the tradition of Alice in
Wonderland and The Phantom Toll Booth, this magnificent
investigation into the nature of reality is destined to become a
modern classic.
關於作者：
Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of
Warwick and is well known for his writing and broadcasting about
mathematics for nonspecialists. He has written over 140 research
papers on such subjects as symmetry in dynamics, pattern formation,
chaos, and mathematical biology, as well as numerous popular books,
including Letters to a Young Mathematician, Does God Play Dice?,
What Shape Is a Snowflake?, Nature’s Numbers, The Annotated
Flatland, and Flatterland. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal
Society in 2001. He lives in Coventry, England.
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