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Turbulent times in mathematics the life of J.C. Fields and the history of the Fields medal

Elaine McKinnon Riehm 1936- Frances Hoffman 1944-

Localização: IME - Inst. Matemática e Estatística (QA29 F462r )(Acessar)

Título:
Turbulent times in mathematics the life of J.C. Fields and the history of the Fields medal
Autor: Elaine McKinnon Riehm 1936-
Frances Hoffman 1944-
Assuntos: Fields, John Charles 1863-1932; Fields, John Charles; Fields, John Charles 1863-1932; Mathematicians -- Canada -- Biography; Fields Prizes; BIOGRAFIAS; MATEMÁTICA; HISTÓRIA CONTEMPORÂNEA; Biographie; MATEMÁTICOS
Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrição: The childhood of John Charles Fields -- Toronto and Baltimore -- Post-doctoral years in Europe, 1892-1900 -- Return to Canada -- Fields and research -- Mathematics before 1914: the golden years -- Science responds to war -- The politics of avoidance -- The International Mathematical Congress, Toronto 1924 -- "Sub-turbulent politics": Pincherle and Bologna -- The Fields Medal -- Late years -- Appendices: 1. Publications of J.C. Fields -- 2. Fields medallists, 1936-2010 -- 3. Fields' colleagues and friends
Editor: Providence, R.I. American Mathematical Society Toronto Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
Data de criação/publicação: c2011
Formato: xii, 257 p., [16] p. of plates ill 26 cm.
Idioma: Inglês

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