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UNINA9910780885203321 |
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Autore |
Leong Yu Kiang |
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Creative minds charmed lives [[electronic resource] ] : interviews at Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore / / Yu Kiang Leong |
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Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2010 |
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1-283-14487-5 |
9786613144874 |
981-4317-59-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Mathematicians |
Mathematics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Graphs Extremal and Random; Stable Islands, Chaotic Seas; On Her Majesty's (the Queen of Science's) Service; Analyst in Conformal Land; Basic Research, Hidden Returns; On Wings of Splines; The Lure of Magic and Mathematics; Sparse Data, Beautiful Mine; Archway to Nobel; Efficient Markets, Random Paths; Mathematician in Control; Mathematics, Music, Masters; Viral Visitations, Epidemic Models; Brownian Motion, White Noise; Exceptional Lie Group Theorist; Dancing with Randomness; Economist for All Seasons; Modeling and Harnessing Turbulence |
Revolution, Transitions, Partial Differential EquationsOf Science in Defense; Game Theory Master; Infectious Diseases, Vaccines, Models; Choice Models, Maximal Preferences; Magnetohydrodynamic Attraction; Mathematician with an Edge; Computer Vision, Digital Magic; Unraveling Genes, Understanding Diseases; On the Shoulder of a Giant; Change-Point, a Consequential Analysis; Logic and Mathematics; Good Gene Hunting; The Invariant, the Direct and the "Pretentious"; The Changing Face of Applied Mathematics; Zen of Computational Attraction; Optimization, an Interior Point of View |
Wireless Communications, at the Shannon LimitBreathing Mathematics into Genes; Author Index; Photo Credits; Disclaimer |
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This book features interviews of 38 eminent mathematicians and mathematical scientists who were invited to participate in the programs of the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore. Originally published in its newsletter ""Imprints"" from 2003 to 2009, these interviews give a fascinating and insightful glimpse into the passion driving some of the most creative minds in modern research in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, economics and engineering. The reader is drawn into a panorama of the past and present development of some of the ideas that ha |
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UNINA9910959993103321 |
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Autore |
Vargo Marc E. |
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Scandal : infamous gay controversies of the twentieth century / / Marc E. Vargo |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2011, c2003 |
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1-56023-412-1 |
1-317-76609-1 |
1-315-80162-0 |
1-317-76610-5 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Gay men |
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Homosexuality - Public opinion - History - 20th century |
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"First published by The Haworth Press"--t.p. verso. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Trial for Treason: Roger Casement and the Black Diaries; The Congo; The Amazon and the Putumayo; The Black Diaries; The Campaign for Irish Independence; Treason and Trial; Aftermath: The Forgery Scandal; Moral, Social, and Political Dynamics; Chapter 2. A Question of |
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Conspiracy: The Murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini; Pier Paolo Pasolini; Murder in Ostia; Chapter 3. An Accusation of Obscenity: Radclyffe Hall and The Well of Loneliness; Portrait of the Artist |
The Well of LonelinessThe British Trials; The American Trial; Social and Political Impact of the Obscenity Trials; Chapter 4. A Case of Espionage: Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, and the "Ring of Five"; The Cambridge Years; Exposure and Escape; Impact on the Gay and Lesbian Citizenry; Postscript; Chapter 5. An Arrest for Homicide: Simon Nkoli and the Delmas Treason Trial; Racism and Homophobia in South Africa; The Delmas Treason Trial; The Collapse of Apartheid; The Arrival of AIDS; Chapter 6. A Life of Dissent: Reinaldo Arenas and the Cuban Revolution; The Batista Era; Reinaldo Arenas |
The Castro EraProsecution and Persecution; Trial and Error; Storm in the States; Chapter 7. A Charge of Libel: Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Eulenburg Affair; The Kaiser's Gay Entourage; The Trials; Impact of the Scandal on Germany; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Examine the cornerstone incidents of modern gay political history!</br></br>Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century is a compelling and thorough examination of same-sex controversies that range from accusations of obscenity and libel to espionage, treason, murder, and political dissent, with penalties that included censorship, imprisonment, deportation, and death. In each case, scandal brought the subject of homosexuality into public view in an explosive, sensational manner, stalling (and sometimes reversing) any progress made by the gay and lesbian community in mainstream |
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