'Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides' Booklist

'Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are.'  Nature

'If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe.' New Scientist