The release date for the English version of 'Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea' by
Charles Seife is Feb 2000. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
It was created by the Babylonians, outlawed by the Greeks, revered by the Hindus, and used by the Church to ward off heretics. The power of zero was previously thought to be demonic, but as it was discovered and used, it became the most crucial instrument in mathematics. Zero traces the history of this number from its inception as an idea in Eastern philosophy to its battle for recognition in Europe and its culmination as the black hole's enigma. The search for the theory of everything, which is now the subject of one of the largest scientific disputes of all time, revolves on zero. Zero is a fascinating look into the universe's oddest number and one of the biggest puzzles in human thinking. It is elegant, humorous, and informative.