Mathematical Lives: Protagonists of the Twentieth Century From Hilbert to Wiles
Author:   CLAUDIO BARTOCCI ,  Renato Betti ,  Angelo Guerraggio ,  Roberto Lucchetti
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   2011 ed.
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9783642136054


Pages:   238
Publication Date:   09 October 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   CLAUDIO BARTOCCI ,  Renato Betti ,  Angelo Guerraggio ,  Roberto Lucchetti
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.180kg
ISBN:  

9783642136054


ISBN 10:   3642136052
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   09 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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Preface.- Hilbert’s Problems.-The Way We Were.- Intermezzo: Verlaine and Poincaré from Etudes littéraires.- B.Russell.- G.H.Hardy.- E.Noether.- Intermezzo: Carciopholus romanus from Furor mathematicus.- P.A.M.Dirac.- J. von Neumann.- K.Gödel.- Intermezzo: In Homage to Gödel.- R.Musil.- A.M.Turing.- R.Caccioppoli.- B. de Finetti.- A.N.Kolmogorov.- Bourbaki.- R.Queneau.- J.F.Nash, Jr.- E.De Giorgi.- L.Schwartz.- R.Thom.- A.Grothendick.- G.-C.Rota.- S.Smale.- M.F. Atiyah.- V.I.Arnold.- E.Bombieri.- M.Gardner.- F.W.Lawvere.- An Interview with A.Wiles.

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From the reviews: To attract new blood, mathematics must have a human face. ! Thus, one welcomes a book on Bell's model for the 20th century. ! Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries. (D. V. Feldman, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011)


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