Courant
Published on 19. April 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXVII, 318 pages
978-0-387-94670-2 (ISBN)
Description
"...a story of great mathematicians and their achievements, of practical successes and failures, and of human perfidy and generosity...this is one of the still too rare occasions in which mathematicians are shown as frail, flesh-and-blood creatures...a very worthwhile book." -CHOICE
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews:
EMS NEWSLETTER
"...fascinating and well written..."
THE BULLETIN OF MATHEMATICS BOOKS
"Originally published to great acclaim, both books explore the dramatic scientific history expressed in the lives of these two great scientists and described in the lively, nontechnical writing style of Constance Reid."
More details
Edition
1996 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Popular/general
Illustrations
16 s/w Abbildungen
XXVII, 318 p. 16 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
528 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-94670-2 (9780387946702)
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-21626-3
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/1976
Springer
€89.28
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Content
Alpha and Omega.- One.- Two.- Three.- Four.- Five.- Six.- Seven.- Eight.- Nine.- Ten.- Eleven.- Twelve.- Thirteen.- Fourteen.- Fifteen.- Sixteen.- Seventeen.- Eighteen.- Nineteen.- Twenty.- Twenty-One.- Twenty-Two.- Twenty-Three.- Twenty-Four.- Twenty-Five.- Twenty-Six.- Twenty-Seven.- Twenty-Eight.