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A Mathematician's Apology (Canto) (Reprint Edition) by Godfrey Harold Hardy, C. P. Snow (Foreword), Charles Percy Snow Paperback, 153 Pages, Published 1992 ISBN-10: 0-521-42706-1 / 0521427061 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-42706-7 / 9780521427067 A Mathematician's Apology is a profoundly sad book, the memoir of a man who has reached the end of his ambition, who can no longer effectively practice the art that has consumed him since he was a boy. But at the same time, it is a joyful celebration of the subject--and a stern lecture to those |