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Description for Courant
Paperback. Tells of a story of great mathematicians and their achievements, of practical successes and failures, and of human perfidy and generosity. This title shows mathematicians as frail, flesh-and-blood creatures. Num Pages: 318 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBX; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
"...a story of great mathematicians and their achievements, of practical successes and failures, and of human perfidy and generosity...this is one of the still too rare occasions in which mathematicians are shown as frail, flesh-and-blood creatures...a very worthwhile book." -CHOICE
"...a story of great mathematicians and their achievements, of practical successes and failures, and of human perfidy and generosity...this is one of the still too rare occasions in which mathematicians are shown as frail, flesh-and-blood creatures...a very worthwhile book." -CHOICE
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780387946702
SKU
V9780387946702
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Courant
From the reviews: EMS NEWSLETTER "...fascinating and well written..." THE BULLETIN OF MATHEMATICS BOOKS "Originally published to great acclaim, both books explore the dramatic scientific history expressed in the lives of these two great scientists and described in the lively, nontechnical writing style of Constance Reid."