This book profiles 60 important mathematicians whose combined stories represent an outline of the way in which mathematics developed from 1700 to 1910. The biographies, which average 7 pages in length, are arranged chronologically and emphasize the life stories of the characters rather than the details of their achievements. The book keeps technical detail to a minimum, and will appeal to general readers interested in mathematics and history. The book contains several black and white portraits, and does not have an index.