Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn't Humour and Harry Conick Jr

and Harry Conick Jr

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Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn't Humour and Harry Conick JrHow did math work before zero existed? A STEM nonfiction book that unpacks a fascinating history of a number we cant imagine our current world without. From place value to being created and destroyed before being created again, zero has had quite a journey. Respected childrens author and consummate researcher Sarah Albee lays out the history of zero alongside the complications that initially hampered its development, including Western imperialism. A