More Mathematical People : Contemporary Conversations Edited by Donald J Albers; Gerald L Alexanderson; Constance Reid
Material type: TextLanguage: 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
- 22 510.922 ALB
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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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