This unique collection contains extensive and in-depth interviews with mathematicians who have shaped the field of mathematics in the twentieth century. Collected by two mathematicians respected in the community for their skill in communicating mathematical topics to a broader audience, the book is also rich with photographs and includes an introduction by Philip J. Davis.
Author(s): Donald J. Albers, Gerald L. Alexanderson
Edition: 2
Publisher: A K Peters Ltd
Year: 2008
Language: English
Commentary: index missing
Pages: 406
Tags: Математика;История математики;
Contents......Page 6
Preface to Second Edition......Page 11
Preface to First Edition......Page 14
Foreword......Page 18
Introduction: Reflections on Writing the History of Mathematics......Page 21
Garrett Birkhoff......Page 29
David Blackwell......Page 43
Shiing-Shen Chern......Page 57
John H. Conway......Page 65
H. S. M. Coxeter......Page 75
Persi Diaconis......Page 87
Paul Erdős......Page 103
Martin Gardner: Defending the Honor of the Human Mind......Page 115
Martin Gardner: Master of Recreational Mathematics and Much More......Page 121
Ronald L. Graham......Page 133
Paul Halmos......Page 143
Peter J. Hilton......Page 167
John Kemeny......Page 185
Morris Kline......Page 201
Donald Knuth......Page 213
Solomon Lefschetz: A Reminiscence......Page 237
Benoit Mandelbrot......Page 241
Henry Pollak......Page 263
George Pólya......Page 281
Mina Rees......Page 291
Constance Reid......Page 303
Herbert Robbins......Page 315
Raymond Smullyan......Page 333
Olga Taussky-Todd......Page 349
Albert Tucker......Page 381
Stanislaw M. Ulam......Page 395
Biographical Data......Page 403
