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Stephen Smale: the Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier
Häftad, 2012
593 kr
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In 1957 Stephen Smale startled the mathematical world by showing that, in a theoretical sense, it is possible to turn a sphere inside out. A few years later, from the beaches of Rio, he introduced the horseshoe map, demonstrating that simple functions could have chaotic dynamics. His next stunning …
American Mathematics 1890-1913
Catching Up to Europe
Häftad, 2018
788 kr
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At the turn of the twentieth century, mathematical scholarship in the United States underwent a stunning transformation. In 1890, no American professor was producing mathematical research worthy of international attention. Graduate students were then advised to pursue their studies abroad. By the …
Pursuit of Genius
Flexner, Einstein, and the Early Faculty at the Institute for Advanced Study
Inbunden, 2006
761 kr
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"The Institute for Advanced Study occupies a unique position among institutions of higher learning. An account of its early years is long overdue, so the appearance of the present volume, during the 75th anniversary of the Institute's founding, is most welcome. Batterson has mined the Institute's …
Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis
McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom
Häftad, 2023
284 kr
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Exposes the destruction of academic careers—and the complicity of educational institutions—in McCarthy's AmericaThe Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis tells the true tale of a mathematician who found himself taking an involuntary break from chalking equations to sit opposite a row of …
Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis
McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom
Inbunden, 2023
1247 kr
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Exposes the destruction of academic careers—and the complicity of educational institutions—in McCarthy's AmericaThe Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis tells the true tale of a mathematician who found himself taking an involuntary break from chalking equations to sit opposite a row of …
Stephen Smale
Reaching Higher Dimensions
Av Steve Batterson, Kate Springer
Inbunden, 2024
604 kr
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