He mentions Amir Alexander's book "Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World". It's a gripping read, I would highly recommend it. Here is a quote: On August 10, 1632, five men in flowing black robes convened in a somber Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a deceptively simple proposition: that a continuous line is composed of distinct and infinitely tiny parts. With the stroke of a pen…
You would enjoy "The information: a history, a theory, a flood" by James Gleick.