Fields Medallists' Lectures, 2nd Edition.World Scientific Series in 20th Century Mathematics Volume 9.

Atiyah, Michael, Sir, and Iagolnitzer, Daniel

ISBN 10: 9812382593 / ISBN 13: 9789812382597

Verlag: World Scientific Publishing Company 2003 2nd Revised ed., 2003

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Paperback. Good, cover sl. Damaged. . Xv,806pp.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 112834

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Fields Medallists' Lectures, 2nd Edition.World Scientific Series in 20th Century Mathematics Volume 9.
• Verlag: World Scientific Publishing Company 2003 2nd Revised ed.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 9812382593
• ISBN-13: 9789812382597
• Einband: Softcover
• Auflage: 2. Auflage
• Zustand: Gebraucht / Used

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Inhaltsangabe

Although the Fields Medal does not have the same public recognition as the Nobel Prizes, they share a similar intellectual standing. It is restricted to one field ― that of mathematics ― and an age limit of 40 has become an accepted tradition. Mathematics has in the main been interpreted as pure mathematics, and this is not so unreasonable since major contributions in some applied areas can be (and have been) recognized with Nobel Prizes.A list of Fields Medallists and their contributions provides a bird's-eye view of mathematics over the past 60 years. It highlights the areas in which, at various times, greatest progress has been made. This volume does not pretend to be comprehensive, nor is it a historical document. On the other hand, it presents contributions from Fields Medallists and so provides a highly interesting and varied picture.The second edition of Fields Medallists' Lectures features additional contributions from the following Medallists: Kunihiko Kodaira (1954), Richard E Borcherds (1998), William T Gowers (1998), Maxim Kontsevich (1998), Curtis T McMullen (1998) and Vladimir Voevodsky (2002).

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.