French mathematician Godefroy does not aspire to teach readers anything, he says, but only to share the joy of discovering and understanding the beautiful adven... » 

French mathematician Godefroy does not aspire to teach readers anything, he says, but only to share the joy of discovering and understanding the beautiful adventure he finds in the field. He describes historical developments in mathematics, linking them to contemporary thinking in other scientific disciplines. Like many scientists with no background in history, his fundamental theory is Progress. «