Eugenia Cheng is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Honorary Visiting Fellow of Pure Mathematics at City, University of London. A Cambridge graduate, she previously taught at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice. She is also a concert pianist, fluent in French, and the author of several Profile bestsellers, including How to Bake Pi and x + y.
"'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards ""Just tell me the answer"" and more towards ""Wait, but why?""' - Jordan Ellenberg, author 'A brilliant rebuttal to those who see math as only about right answers, rather than about creative discovery. [Cheng] masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple' - Francis Su, author 'Intriguing ... Celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath' - Anil Ananthaswamy 'Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician ... This is a human pursuit, depicted here from the inside' - Simon Ings 'An entertaining foray into the more philosophical realms of mathematics ... for the budding mathematician in the house, to say nothing of lovers of puzzles and enigmas' - Kirkus"