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More Mathematical People : Contemporary Conversations Edited by Donald J Albers; Gerald L Alexanderson; Constance Reid

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Bostan, San Diego, New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich publishers, 1990.Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 375 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780151581757
  • 0151581754
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 510.922 ALB
Contents:
1. Introduction by Martin Gardner. 2. Becoming Mathematician by Constance Reid. 3. Lipman Bers 4. Ralph P. Boas, Jr. 5. Paul J. Cohen . 6. George B. Dantzig 7. Andrew M. Gleason 8. Bill Gosper 9. Irving Kaplansky 10. Peter D. Lax 11. Lucien Le Cam 12. Hans Lewy 13. Saunders Mac Lane 14. Cathleen S. Morawetz 15. Frederick Mosteller 16. Julia Robinson 17. Mary Ellen Rudin 18. Steve Smale 19. William P. Thurston 20. Robin Wilson
Summary: A collection of interviews with, and profiles of, some of the most prestigious mathematicians of the 20th century. The chapters tell, in the mathematicians' own words, how they became interested in mathematics and chose their speciality. The book also covers their hobbies and personal lives.
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1. Introduction by Martin Gardner. 2. Becoming Mathematician by Constance Reid. 3. Lipman Bers 4. Ralph P. Boas, Jr.
5. Paul J. Cohen
. 6. George B. Dantzig
7. Andrew M. Gleason
8. Bill Gosper
9. Irving Kaplansky
10. Peter D. Lax 11. Lucien Le Cam
12. Hans Lewy
13. Saunders Mac Lane
14. Cathleen S. Morawetz
15. Frederick Mosteller
16. Julia Robinson
17. Mary Ellen Rudin
18. Steve Smale
19. William P. Thurston
20. Robin Wilson

A collection of interviews with, and profiles of, some of the most prestigious mathematicians of the 20th century. The chapters tell, in the mathematicians' own words, how they became interested in mathematics and chose their speciality. The book also covers their hobbies and personal lives.

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