This is a very frank and detailed account by a leading and very
active mathematician of the past decades whose contributions have
had an important impact in those fields where mathematics is now an
integral part. It starts from his early childhood just after the
First World War to his present-day positions as professor of
mathematics, electrical engineering and medicine at the USC, which
in itself reflects on the diversity of interests and experiences
gained through the turbulent years when American mathematics and
sciences established themselves on the forefront. The story traces
the tortuous path Bellman followed from Brooklyn College; the
University of Wisconsin to Princeton during the war years; more
than a decade with the RAND Corporation; with frequent views of
more than just the academic circles, including his experiences at
Los Alamos on the A-bomb project.Bellman gives highly personalised
views of key personalities in mathematics, physics and other areas,
and his motivations and the forces that helped shape dynamic
programming and other new areas which emerged as consequences of
fruitful applications of mathematics.
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