[5][6][7][8][9][10] Reid was not herself a professional mathematician, but came from a mathematical family that included her sister Julia Robinson and brother-in-law Raphael M.
She published an article on a closely related topic, perfect numbers, in Scientific American in 1953, and wrote this book soon afterward.
[9] From Zero to Infinity has been written to be accessible both to students and non-mathematical adults,[4] requiring only high-school level mathematics as background.
[7] Short sets of "quiz questions" at the end chapter could be helpful in sparking classroom discussions, making this useful as supplementary material for secondary-school mathematics courses.
[4] Reviewer Lynn Godshall calls it "a highly-readable history of numbers", "easily understood by both educators and their students alike".
[4] Siegel points out another small error, on algebraic factorization, but suggests that finding it could make another useful exercise for students.