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UNINA9910456784703321 |
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Fascinating mathematical people [[electronic resource] ] : interviews and memoirs / / Donald J. Albers and Gerald L. Alexanderson, editors ; with a foreword by Philip J. Davis |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2011 |
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1-283-16379-9 |
9786613163790 |
1-4008-3955-6 |
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[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AlbersDonald J. <1941-> |
AlexandersonGerald L |
DavisPhilip J |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematicians |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Davis, Philip J. -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Sources -- One. Lars V. Ahlfors / Albers, Donald J. -- Two. Tom Apostol / Albers, Donald J. -- Three. Harold M. Bacon / Alexanderson, Gerald L. -- Four. Tom Banchoff / Albers, Donald J. -- Five. Leon Bankoff / Alexanderson, Gerald L. -- Six. Alice Beckenbach -- Seven. Arthur Benjamin / Albers, Donald J. -- Eight. Dame Mary L. Cartwright / Tattersall, James / McMurran, Shawnee -- Nine. Joe Gallian / Haunsperger, Deanna -- Ten. Richard K. Guy / Albers, Donald J. / Alexanderson, Gerald L. -- Eleven. Fern Hunt / Henrion, Claudia -- Twelve. Dusa McDuff / Albers, Donald J. -- Thirteen. Donald G. Saari / Haunsperger, Deanna -- Fourteen. Atle Selberg / Alexanderson, Gerald L. -- Fifteen. Jean Taylor / Albers, Donald J. -- Sixteen. Philippe Tondeur / Albers, Donald J. -- Biographical. Notes -- Glossary -- Index |
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Fascinating Mathematical People is a collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. The candid portraits collected here demonstrate that while these men and women |
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vary widely in terms of their backgrounds, life stories, and worldviews, they all share a deep and abiding sense of wonder about mathematics. Featured here--in their own words--are major research mathematicians whose cutting-edge discoveries have advanced the frontiers of the field, such as Lars Ahlfors, Mary Cartwright, Dusa McDuff, and Atle Selberg. Others are leading mathematicians who have also been highly influential as teachers and mentors, like Tom Apostol and Jean Taylor. Fern Hunt describes what it was like to be among the first black women to earn a PhD in mathematics. Harold Bacon made trips to Alcatraz to help a prisoner learn calculus. Thomas Banchoff, who first became interested in the fourth dimension while reading a Captain Marvel comic, relates his fascinating friendship with Salvador Dalí and their shared passion for art, mathematics, and the profound connection between the two. Other mathematical people found here are Leon Bankoff, who was also a Beverly Hills dentist; Arthur Benjamin, a part-time professional magician; and Joseph Gallian, a legendary mentor of future mathematicians, but also a world-renowned expert on the Beatles. This beautifully illustrated collection includes many photographs never before published, concise introductions by the editors to each person, and a foreword by Philip J. Davis.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions. |
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UNINA9910779009603321 |
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Autore |
Silver Harold <1928-, > |
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English education and the radicals : 1780-1850 / / Harold Silver |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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1-136-46121-3 |
1-280-67591-8 |
9786613652843 |
0-203-12722-6 |
1-136-46122-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (146 p.) |
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Collana |
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Students library of education |
Routledge library editions: education ; ; 198 |
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English language - Study and teaching - History |
Radicalism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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First published in 1975 by Routledge & Kegan Paul. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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ENGLISH EDUCATION AND THE RADICALS1780-1850; Copyright; English Education and the Radicals 1780-1850; Copyright; Contents; Note; Acknowledgments; 1 Root and branch reformers; 2 Radical reformers and education, 1780-1800; Early radical traditions; The French Revolution and English radicalism; Political movements and education; 3 Middle-class radicals and education, 1800-1835; Radicalism and social class; The utilitarians and education; Middle-class radicalism and popular education; The grammar and public schools; The universities; Adult education; The middle class and reform |
4 Working-class radicalism and education, 1800-1835The English working class; Working-class politics and education; Popular radicalism and its organisations; Owen, Owenism and education; The National Union of the Working Classes; Radical publishing; Self-educated working men; Education and popular radicalism; 5 Chartism; Working Men's Associations; Chartism and educational ideals; Lovett and Collins; Chartist classes, schools and halls; The impact of Chartism; 6 Middle-class radicalism, 1835-1848; The radical voice in the 1830S; |
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Thomas Wyse and the Central Society; Education and the state |
Education and social protectionThe endowed schools and the universities; Tory radicalism; Middle-class radicalism in the 1840S; 7 Radicalism and education at mid-century; Late Chartism and education; Christian Socialism; Owenism after the 1830s; Social science and secular schools; The Lancashire Public School Association; Middle-class and working-class radicalism; Education and class structure; Suggestions for further reading; Bibliography |
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The radicalism of the period from the 1780s to the mid-nineteenth century represented a harnessing of knowledge in protest against injustices and oppression, a pooling of effort to transform society. In this book the author explores the main strains in working and middle-class radicalism over this crucial period, with emphasis on the educational ideas and activities of radical movements, their spokesmen and ideologies. The author stresses some of the central educational interests of radical movements through the radical organizations of the 1780s and 1790s, and early nineteenth-centu |
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