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Fascinating Mathematical People: Interviews and Memoirs
Don Albers
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Description for Fascinating Mathematical People: Interviews and Memoirs
Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Fascinating Mathematical People is a collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. The candid portraits collected here demonstrate that while these men and women vary widely in terms of their backgrounds, life stories, and worldviews, they all share a deep and abiding sense of wonder about mathematics. Featured here--in their own words--are major research mathematicians whose cutting-edge discoveries have advanced the frontiers of the field, such as Lars Ahlfors, Mary Cartwright, Dusa McDuff, and Atle Selberg. Others are leading mathematicians who have also been highly influential ... Read more
Fascinating Mathematical People is a collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. The candid portraits collected here demonstrate that while these men and women vary widely in terms of their backgrounds, life stories, and worldviews, they all share a deep and abiding sense of wonder about mathematics. Featured here--in their own words--are major research mathematicians whose cutting-edge discoveries have advanced the frontiers of the field, such as Lars Ahlfors, Mary Cartwright, Dusa McDuff, and Atle Selberg. Others are leading mathematicians who have also been highly influential ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691148298
SKU
V9780691148298
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About Don Albers
Donald J. Albers is senior acquisitions editor at the Mathematical Association of America. Gerald L. Alexanderson is the Michael and Elizabeth Valeriote Professor of Science at Santa Clara University. They are the editors of "Mathematical People: Profiles and Interviews" and "More Mathematical People: Contemporary Conversations."
Reviews for Fascinating Mathematical People: Interviews and Memoirs
Winner of the 2012 Book Merit Award in the Professional, Reference category, New York Book Show "What do a Beatles expert, a professional magician and a Los Angeles dentist have in common? If they're Joseph Gallian, Arthur Benjamin and Leon Bankoff, it's mathematics. The words of these and other researchers, mentors and teachers in the maths community feature in this ... Read more