Clifford A. Pickover graduated with a PhD in Biophysics and Biochemistry. He has written dozens of books and hundreds of articles and for many years was the lead columnist for Discover magazine's "Brain-Boggler." Currently, he writes the "Brain Strain" column for Odyssey, is associate editor for the scientific journal Computers and Graphics and serves on the editorial board for Odyssey, Leonardo and YLEM.
"Are there mathematical proofs of God? Who are the great mathematicians who believed in a deity? Does numerology lead anywhere when applied to sacred literature? Pickover covers these and many other off-trail topics with his usual verve, humor, and clarity. And along the way the reader will learn a great deal of serious mathematics."--Martin Gardner, author of "The Book of Visual Illusions" "Pickover has done it again, with a marvelously entertaining, historical romp through the unexpected connections between mathematics and mysticism."--Paul Hoffman, "Discover "magazine "Clifford A. Pickover leads readers on a dazzling, lushly illustrated tour of the intersection of number and the numinous."--"Publishers Weekly "
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