"Flatland" is "the best book to understand the concept of dimensions." ——Isaac Asimov, Master of Science Fiction If I could visit a fantasy country, the first place I would want to visit would be Flatland. ——Sheldon, protagonist of "The Big Bang Theory" This book is a memoir written by a gentleman named "Square" who lives in a distant country called "Flatland". In this two-dimensional country, there are some geometric figures living: straight lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons... The author's focus is not on the third dimension that was familiar to readers at the time, but on the fourth dimension: Can a space with dimensions greater than three exist? Where should this fourth dimension be placed? In order to explain this strange concept to readers, Abbott guides everyone to imagine how two-dimensional citizens will face the concept that there may be a third dimension. This book is popular with students of mathematics, physics, and computer science. Several movies have been adapted from this book, which can be used as an introductory book to the movie "Interstellar".
Reader comments
This book is so imaginative! The author uses simple graphics and humorous language to create a wonderful Flatland world. As the book says, "In Flatland, everything is a straight line." This unique setting is eye-catching. Moreover, through the perspective of the protagonist, we can also gain a deeper understanding of the dimensions. I especially like the descriptions of different graphic characters in the book, it's very interesting! However, I kind of hate that smug square who is always skeptical of new things. Overall, this is a very enlightening book, recommended to friends who like science fiction and thinking.
This article is a story told by "Flatland Resident Square". The first half talks about "common sense of Flatland", but we in the three-dimensional world all know that there are many mistakes in those "common senses"; the second half talks about the glimmering of squares in other dimensional worlds, including condescension in the face of one and zero dimensions, and embarrassment and anger in the face of three dimensions, as well as inferences about the fourth dimension after understanding three dimensions, and this also reflects us in the three-dimensional world like a mirror.
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This book is so imaginative! The author uses simple graphics and humorous language to create a wonderful Flatland world. As the book says, "In Flatland, everything is a straight line." This unique setting is eye-catching. Moreover, through the perspective of the protagonist, we can also gain a deeper understanding of the dimensions. I especially like the descriptions of different graphic characters in the book, it's very interesting! However, I kind of hate that smug square who is always skeptical of new things. Overall, this is a very enlightening book, recommended to friends who like science fiction and thinking.
This article is a story told by "Flatland Resident Square". The first half talks about "common sense of Flatland", but we in the three-dimensional world all know that there are many mistakes in those "common senses"; the second half talks about the glimmering of squares in other dimensional worlds, including condescension in the face of one and zero dimensions, and embarrassment and anger in the face of three dimensions, as well as inferences about the fourth dimension after understanding three dimensions, and this also reflects us in the three-dimensional world like a mirror. I have three versions, this version has publishing VIP