Mathematical Lives - Protagonists of the Twentieth Century From Hilbert to Wiles (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)

Steps forward in mathematics often reverberate in other scientific disciplines, and give rise to innovative conceptual developments or find surprising technological applications. This volume brings to the forefront some of the proponents of the mathematics of the twentieth century, who have put at our disposal new and powerful instruments for investigating the reality around us. The portraits present people who have impressive charisma and wide-ranging cultural interests, who are passionate about defending the importance of their own research, are sensitive to beauty, and attentive to the social and political problems of their times. What we have sought to document is mathematics' central position in the culture of our day. Space has been made not only for the great mathematicians but also for literary texts, including contributions by two apparent interlopers, Robert Musil and Raymond Queneau, for whom mathematical concepts represented a valuable tool for resolving the struggle between 'soul and precision.'

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	October 2010
Editors:	Claudio Bartocci • Renato Betti • Angelo Guerraggio • Roberto Lucchetti
Translators:	Kim Williams
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
Edition:	2011 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-13605-4
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Italian
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Algebra > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Optimization > Game theory Promotions
LSN:	3-642-13605-2
Barcode:	9783642136054

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