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by _nrvs 3483 days ago
A fantastic longer read on the topic is "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife – highly recommended!
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sedachv 3483 days ago
I love popular math book recommendations, but that particular one gets pretty terrible reviews: http://www.ams.org/notices/200009/rev-gray.pdf
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andars 3483 days ago
For an alternate take on it, see this positive review: http://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/zero-the-biography-of-a....
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