More Mathematical People: Contemporary ConversationsDonald J. Albers, Gerald L. Alexanderson, Constance Reid Academic Press, 1994 - 375 páginas This volume provides a collection of interviews with, and profiles of, some of the most prestigious mathematicians of the 20th century. The chapters tell, in the mathematicians' own words, how they became interested in mathematics, how they chose their speciality and about their hobbies and personal lives. |
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Paul J Cohen | 43 |
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