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The Weil Conjectures - On Maths and the Pursuit of the Unknown (Paperback): Karen Olsson

The Weil Conjectures - On Maths and the Pursuit of the Unknown (Paperback)

Karen Olsson

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Simone Weil: philosopher, political activist, mystic - and sister to André, one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. These two extraordinary siblings formed an obsession for Karen Olsson, who studied mathematics at Harvard, only to turn to writing as a vocation.

When Olsson got hold of the 1940 letters between the siblings, she found they shared a curiosity about the inception of creative thought - that flash of insight - that Olsson experienced as both a maths student, and later, novelist.

Following this thread of connections, The Weil Conjectures explores the lives of Simone and André, the lore and allure of mathematics, and its significance in Olsson's own life.

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Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2020
Authors: Karen Olsson
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-1-5266-0754-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary
Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
Books > Biography > Literary
Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
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LSN: 1-5266-0754-9
Barcode: 9781526607546

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