LEADER 03187nam 22005534a 450 001 9910817034703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-429-06478-0 010 $a1-4398-6364-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000522198 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000283909 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12064518 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283909 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250527 035 $a(PQKB)11061477 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3059488 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3059488 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10158333 035 $a(OCoLC)922955575 035 $a(OCoLC-P)922955575 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781439863640 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000522198 100 $a20040311d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSaunders Mac Lane $ea mathematical autobiography /$fSaunders Mac Lane 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWellesley, Mass. $cA K Peters$dc2005 215 $axvi, 358 p. $cill 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-367-44648-0 311 $a1-56881-150-0 327 $a""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index"" 330 2 $a"Saunders Mac Lane was an extraordinary mathematician, a dedicated teacher, and a good citizen who cared deeply about the values of science and education. In his autobiography, he gives us a glimpse of his "life and times," mixing the highly personal with professional observations. His recollections bring to life a century of extraordinary accomplishments and tragedies that inspire and educate. Saunders Mac Lane's life covers nearly a century of mathematical developments. During the earlier part of the twentieth century, he participated in the exciting happenings in Go?ttingen--the Mecca of mathematics. He studied under David Hilbert, Hermann Weyl, and Paul Bernays and witnessed the collapse of a great tradition under the political pressure of a brutal dictatorship. Later, he contributed to the more abstract and general mathematical viewpoints developed in the twentieth century. Perhaps the most outstanding accomplishment during his long and extraordinary career was the development of the concept of categories, together with Samuel Eilenberg, and the creation of a theory that has broad applications in different areas of mathematics, in particular topology and foundations. He was also a keen observer and active participant in the social and political events. As a member and vice president of the National Academy of Science and an advisor to the Administration, he exerted considerable influence on science and education policies in the post-war period. Mac Lane's autobiography takes the reader on a journey through the most important milestones of the mathematical world in the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aMathematicians$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aMathematicians 676 $a510/.92 676 $aB 700 $aMac Lane$b Saunders$f1909-2005.$026298 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817034703321 996 $aSaunders Mac Lane$93968691 997 $aUNINA