Charles Seife
Charles Seife is a professor of journalism at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and has been writing about science and mathematics for nearly three decades. The author of numerous books, including the bestselling Zero , he lives in New York City.
Charles Seife is a professor of journalism at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and has been writing about science and mathematics for nearly three decades. The author of numerous books, including the bestselling Zero , he lives in New York City. See less
Charles Seife's Featured Books
Charles Seife book reviews
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Nothing and Zero
by Philk01, May 7, 2010
There is a difference between not having a bank account and having a back account with no money in it. That there are different types of nothing , and how they effected history, was amazing Read More
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Alpha and Omega: The Search for the Beginning and End of the Universe
For amateurs
by Sutton, Oct 8, 2009
This is a witty, informative explanation of the beginning and the end of the universe. Seife outlines the complexities with panache and a straight-forward style. Those convinced of the 6000-year old ... Read More
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Shining example of "microhistory"
Seife's exploration of the concept of zero, from initial difficulties with characterizing "nothing" with a symbol to dealing with the mathematical impacts of what occurs when your system includes an ... Read More
