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The mathematical century : the 30 greatest problems of the last 100 years / Piergiorgio Odifreddi ; translated by Arturo Sangalli ; with a foreword by Freeman Dyson.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QA26 .O3513 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Odifreddi, Piergiorgio, 1950-
- Standardized Title:
- Matematica del Novecento. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--History--20th century.
- Mathematics.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- 30 greatest problems of the last 100 years
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- ""The Mathematical Century is both popular and scholarly. Piergiorgio Odifreddi clearly and accurately covers many important mathematical problems and the contributions that leading mathematicians have made to their solutions. Offering a personal but very balanced perspective, his book is one that amateur and professional alike can learn from."--Sir Michael Atiyah, Fields Medalist 1966, and former President of the Royal Society
- "Piergiorgio Odifreddi has done a superb job, telling the story of twentieth-century mathematics in one short and readable volume."-- Freeman Dyson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-188) and index.
- ISBN:
- 069109294X
- OCLC:
- 52455491
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