Describes accurately on a nontechnical level the world of mathematical ideas in which Hilbert created his masterpieces. This title illuminates the background of German social history against which the drama of Hilbert's life was played. It presents a sensitive portrait of a great human being. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404. . 1996. 1st Printing. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Hilbert
Publisher: Copernicus
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0387946748
ISBN 13: 9780387946740
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New

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Now in new trade paper editions, these classic biographies of two of the greatest 20th Century mathematicians are being released under the Copernicus imprint. These noteworthy accounts of the lives of David Hilbert and Richard Courant are closely related: Courant's story is, in many ways, seen as the sequel to the story of Hilbert. Originally published to great acclaim, both books explore the dramatic scientific history expressed in the lives of these two great scientists and described in the lively, nontechnical writing style of Contance Reid.

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Constance Reid has been called "the foremost mathematical biographer of our time." Her many books include From Zero to Infinity, A Long Way from Euclid, The Search for E.T. Bell, and Neyman, from Life.

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