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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS| Reviews for Math and the Mona Lisa | |
| "The broad sweep of Professor Atalay's brilliant mind brings us an approach to understanding the Vincian genius that is so insightful, so original and so well-reasoned that it immediately becomes an essential volume in the canon of Leonardiana. I read this monumental achievement in awe of the author's perceptions." — Sherwin B. Nuland, Professor Emeritus of Surgery,
Yale University; recipient of 1994 National Book Award; author, Leonardo da Vinci |
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"A masterful examination of the differences and similarities in the sciences and the arts, as embodied by that genius of both fields: Leonardo da Vinci. Professor Bülent Atalay has penetrated Leonardo's mind, in a way that is both highly readable and very informative."
—Jamie Wyeth, distinguished American artist. |
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"Leonardo is the prototype for the renaissance man — artist, architect, philosopher, scientist, writer. There are few like him today, but Atalay is indeed a modern renaissance man, and he invites us to tap the power of synthesis that is Leonardo's model."
—William D. Phillips, 1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics |
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Additional review of Math and the Mona Lisa Now in 11 Languages DOMESTIC EDITIONS — Hardback edition released April 15, 2004, Smithsonian Books (Seventh printing) • Paperback edition released March 2006, Smithsonian-Harper Collins (Fourth printing) FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDITIONS — Already released — Korean (Seoul) • Turkish (Istanbul, Third printing) • Japanese (Tokyo, Second printing) Simplified Chinese (Beijing) • Complex Chinese (Taiwan) • Portuguese (Sao Paulo) Russian • Czech (Bratislava) • Slovak (Bratislava) Pending release — Spanish (October 2008) |
Contact Information batalay@umw.edu Telephone: (540) 654-1429