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Turbulent Times in Mathematics
Riehm, Elaine McKinnon; Hoffman, Frances
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Description for Turbulent Times in Mathematics
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
Despite the renown of the Fields Medals, J. C. Fields has been until now a rather obscure figure, and recovering details about his professional activities and personal life was not at all a simple task. This work is a triumph of persistence with far-flung archival and documentary sources, and provides a rich non-mathematical portrait of the man in all aspects of his life and career. Highly readable and replete with period detail, the book sheds useful light on the mathematical and scientific world of Fields' time, and is sure to remain the definitive biographical study. --Tom Archibald, Simon Fraser University, ... Read more
Despite the renown of the Fields Medals, J. C. Fields has been until now a rather obscure figure, and recovering details about his professional activities and personal life was not at all a simple task. This work is a triumph of persistence with far-flung archival and documentary sources, and provides a rich non-mathematical portrait of the man in all aspects of his life and career. Highly readable and replete with period detail, the book sheds useful light on the mathematical and scientific world of Fields' time, and is sure to remain the definitive biographical study. --Tom Archibald, Simon Fraser University, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821869147
SKU
V9780821869147
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Turbulent Times in Mathematics
“One of the most valuable aspects of the book – unfortunately rare among textbooks – is that we see an author in command of his subject who shares not just the bare facts but how he thinks about them and how all the pieces fit together.”