Mathematical reminiscences
by Eves, Howard
Long known as a mathematical storyteller, Howard Eves here writes his personal reminiscences#x97;mostly mathematical, some not. The cast of characters includes Albert Einstein, Norbert Wiener, Julian Lowell Coolidge, Maurice Fréchet, Nathan Altschiller-Court, G.H. Hardy, and many other interesting figures whom he encountered in a long and active life in mathematics. In Mathematical Reminiscences we read of Eves' famous mathematical museum, with its lock of Einstein's hair, Hardy's scarf, Veblen…
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- Full title :Mathematical reminiscences / Howard Eves.
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Long known as a mathematical storyteller, Howard Eves here writes his personal reminiscences#x97;mostly mathematical, some not. The cast of characters includes Albert Einstein, Norbert Wiener, Julian Lowell Coolidge, Maurice Fréchet, Nathan Altschiller-Court, G.H. Hardy, and many other interesting figures whom he encountered in a long and active life in mathematics. In Mathematical Reminiscences we read of Eves' famous mathematical museum, with its lock of Einstein's hair, Hardy's scarf, Veblen's bright yellow lead pencil, Wiener's hat, and much, much more.
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- Publication Date:©2001.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Mathematical Association of America
- Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2001.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : : illustrations, portraits
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780883859650, 0883859653
- oclc:ocn680219531
- LC Classification:QA29.E9
- Dewey Decimal:510
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