Tales Of Mathematicians And Physicists
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Author | : Simon Gindikin |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2013-12-01 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 1461239427 |
This revised and greatly expanded edition of the Russian classic contains a wealth of new information about the lives of many great mathematicians and scientists, past and present. Written by a distinguished mathematician and featuring a unique mix of mathematics, physics, and history, this text combines original source material and provides careful explanations for some of the most significant discoveries in mathematics and physics. What emerges are intriguing, multifaceted biographies that will interest readers at all levels.
Author | : Simon Gindikin |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780817633172 |
This revised and greatly expanded edition of the Russian classic contains a wealth of new information about the lives of many great mathematicians and scientists, past and present. Written by a distinguished mathematician and featuring a unique mix of mathematics, physics, and history, this text combines original source material and provides careful explanations for some of the most significant discoveries in mathematics and physics. What emerges are intriguing, multifaceted biographies that will interest readers at all levels.
Author | : Simon Gindikin |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2007-04-26 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0387488111 |
This revised and greatly expanded second edition of the Russian text contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of more than a dozen scientists throughout five centuries of history: from the first steps in algebra up to new achievements in geometry in connection with physics. The heroes of the book are renowned figures from early eras, as well some scientists of last century. A unique mixture of mathematics, physics, and history, this volume provides biographical glimpses of scientists and their contributions in the context of the social and political background of their times.
Author | : Simon Gindikin |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2006-11-17 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780387360263 |
This revised and greatly expanded second edition of the Russian text contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of more than a dozen scientists throughout five centuries of history: from the first steps in algebra up to new achievements in geometry in connection with physics. The heroes of the book are renowned figures from early eras, as well some scientists of last century. A unique mixture of mathematics, physics, and history, this volume provides biographical glimpses of scientists and their contributions in the context of the social and political background of their times.
Author | : Semyon G. Gindikin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2005-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780817633226 |
This revised and greatly expanded second edition of the Russian text contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of more than a dozen scientists throughout five centuries of history: from the first steps in algebra up to new achievements in geometry in connection with physics. The heroes of the book are renowned figures from early eras, as well some scientists of last century. A unique mixture of mathematics, physics, and history, this volume provides biographical glimpses of scientists and their contributions in the context of the social and political background of their times.
Author | : Semen G. Gindikin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 1988-01 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9783764333171 |
Author | : Semen Grigor'evǐc Gindikin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2007 |
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Author | : Peter Freund |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9812772154 |
This fascinating book assembles human stories about physicists and mathematicians. Remarkably, these stories cluster around some general themes having to do with the interaction between scientists, and with the impact of historic events OCo such as the advent of fascism and communism in the twentieth century OCo on scientists'' behavior. Briefly, but lucidly, some of the beautiful science that brought these scientists together in the first place is explained.Author''s webpage: http: //freund9.googlepages.com/peterfreundwritings."
Author | : Dana Mackenzie |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-08-25 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0691160163 |
Most popular books about science, and even about mathematics, tiptoe around equations as if they were something to be hidden from the reader's tender eyes. Dana Mackenzie starts from the opposite premise: He celebrates equations. No history of art would be complete without pictures. Why, then, should a history of mathematics--the universal language of science--keep the masterpieces of the subject hidden behind a veil? The Universe in Zero Words tells the history of twenty-four great and beautiful equations that have shaped mathematics, science, and society--from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black-Scholes formula for financial derivatives), and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton's quaternion equations). Mackenzie, who has been called "a popular-science ace" by Booklist magazine, lucidly explains what each equation means, who discovered it (and how), and how it has affected our lives. Illustrated in color throughout, the book tells the human and often-surprising stories behind the invention or discovery of the equations, from how a bad cigar changed the course of quantum mechanics to why whales (if they could communicate with us) would teach us a totally different concept of geometry. At the same time, the book shows why these equations have something timeless to say about the universe, and how they do it with an economy (zero words) that no other form of human expression can match. The Universe in Zero Words is the ultimate introduction and guide to equations that have changed the world.
Author | : Steven G. Krantz |
Publisher | : American Mathematical Soc. |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2019-11-25 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 1470451727 |
A companion to Mathematical Apocrypha (published in 2002) this second volume of anecdotes, stories, quips, and ruminations about mathematics and mathematicians is sure to please. It differs from other books of its type in that many of the stories are from the twentieth century and many about currently living mathematicians. A number of the best stories come from the author's first-hand experience. The writing is lively, engaging, and informative. There are stories the reader may wish to share with students and colleagues, friends, and relatives. The purpose of the book is to explore and to celebrate the many facets of mathematical life. The stories reveal mathematicians as intense, human, and sympathetic. They should resonate with readers everywhere. This book will appeal to students from high school through graduate school, to faculty and mathematical scientists of all stripes, and also to physicists, engineer, and anyone interested in mathematics.