Roman Kaluza
Birkhäuser Boston
1995e druk, 2004
9780817643713
Through a Reporter's Eyes
The Life of Stefan Banach
Specificaties
Paperback, 172 blz.
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Engels
Birkhäuser Boston |
1995e druk, 2004
ISBN13: 9780817643713
Rubricering
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Samenvatting
* Based on original archival sources, dozens of interviews with people who knew and remember Banach, and conversations with mathematicians who are familiar with Banach's work and its impact on modern mathematics
* Presents engaging descriptions of Banach's personality and the unusual milieu in which he worked
* Originally written in Polish, the English edition has been revised to include new materials and many photographs
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780817643713
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:172
Uitgever:Birkhäuser Boston
Druk:1995
Inhoudsopgave
Translator and editors' preface.- Foreword.- Beginnings and premonitions.- The 'greatest discovery' of Hugo Steinhaus.- Lvov and mathematics.- Studia Mathematica and Opérations Linéaires.- The Scottish Café.- Banach privately and in daily life.- The last years.- In the eyes of friends and followers.- Appendix 1: Mathematics in Stefan Banach's times / W.A. Woyczynski.- Appendix 2: Selected publications of Stefan Banach.- Appendix 3: Bibliography.- Index of Names.