Reviel Netz
Reviel Netz is an Israeli scholar known for his work in the history of mathematics, particularly ancient Greek mathematics. He is a professor at Stanford University and has published extensively on the subject, including works on Archimedes.
Books
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1. The Archimedes Codex
How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist
This captivating narrative delves into the remarkable journey of a lost manuscript that unveils the genius of an ancient mathematician. The story unfolds as a team of historians, scientists, and scholars work tirelessly to recover and decipher a palimpsest containing the only known copy of several of Archimedes' groundbreaking works. Through a blend of historical intrigue and scientific discovery, the book explores the manuscript's tumultuous history, from its creation in the ancient world to its rediscovery in the modern era, shedding light on Archimedes' profound contributions to mathematics and the enduring impact of his ideas.
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2. Barbed Wire
An Ecology of Modernity
A concise history of a simple fencing technology, showing how it moved from taming the open range to structuring warfare and mass confinement, reshaping ecologies and societies in the process. It explains how controlling movement—of animals and people—enabled new regimes of property, governance, and violence, linking ranching, colonial domination, trench warfare, and the rise of camps into a single material narrative of modernity.
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