This unique collection contains extensive and in-depth interviews with mathematicians who have shaped the field of mathematics in the twentieth century. Collected by two mathematicians respected in the community for their skill in communicating mathematical topics to a broader audience, the book is also rich with photographs and includes an introduction by Philip J. Davis.

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Donald J. Albers is Editorial Director of the books program of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). He is former Associate Executive Director and Director of Publications of the MAA. Prior to that, he was chair of the Department of Mathematics of Menlo College. He was the founding editor of Math Horizons, and as editor of the College Mathematics Journal he introduced interviews and profiles of famous mathematical personalities, which ultimately led to the publication of Mathematical People (with G.L. Alexanderson) and More Mathematical People (with Alexanderson and Constance Reid). He has co-edited six other books.

Gerald L. Alexanderson is the Valeriote Professor of Science at Santa Clara University where he was chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (for 35 years!). He is the Former President (1997-1999) and past Secretary of the Mathematical Association of America. He is also the Associate Director of the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, former editor of Mathematics Magazine, and currently editor of the Spectrum Series of books for the MAA. Overall he has written or edited, almost always in collaboration with others, 14 books ranging from textbooks, problem collections, histories and biographies, to anthologies. Paraphrasing Vikram Seth, he claims that with few exceptional short periods he has always kept Pacific Standard Time.

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