How to Count to Infinity

Marcus Du Sautoy 2017

How to Count to Infinity cover
Cover of How to Count to Infinity on the Open Library.

Tiny fun book to read while waiting for lunch to be ready, in one go.

When I read it

One Sunday summer of 2021, while waiting for lunch to be ready.

Why I picked it up

It was a present and I was curious to see how much Du Sautoy had been able to pack in this tiny book (50 pages)

Interesting bits

PI headaches

And irrational numbers, like the square root of 2

Infinity Hotel

This was the best part for me. Are there different types of infinity? Does it help us counting?

Quotes

Inspiration & Next