Cardano: Rise, Tragedy, and Glory in the Italian Renaissance

The novel tells the life story of Girolamo Cardano, a singular example of a Renaissance man. A 16th-century writer, teacher, physician, scientist, philosopher, and mathematician, Cardano wrote over a hundred books, was a successful asthma physician at a time when the Plague was ravaging Europe, and distinguished himself at the universities he attended. Persecuted by the Inquisition, this great figure left a legacy to the world of mathematical equations, inventions that improved mechanical techniques, brilliant observations, and texts on a variety of subjects, ranging from dream interpretation to music.