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Mathematical Apocrypha: Stories and Anecdotes of Mathematicians and the Mathematical
 
Steven G. Krantz
Mathematical Apocrypha
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-5738-9
Product Code:  SPEC/31.E
List Price: $50.00
MAA Member Price: $37.50
AMS Member Price: $37.50
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Mathematical Apocrypha: Stories and Anecdotes of Mathematicians and the Mathematical
Steven G. Krantz
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-5738-9
Product Code:  SPEC/31.E
List Price: $50.00
MAA Member Price: $37.50
AMS Member Price: $37.50
Add to cart
  • Book Details
     
     
    Spectrum
    Volume: 31; 2002; 214 pp

    This book contains a collection of tales about mathematicians and the mathematical, derived from the author's experience. It shares with the reader the nature of the mathematical enterprise, and gives a glimpse of mathematical culture. The book brings legendary names to life, and shares little known stories about names we have heard all our lives. The book is written in a brisk and engaging manner, and it also includes a number of attractive photographs and illustrations.
  • Table of Contents
     
     
    • Articles
    • Great Foolishness
    • Great Affrontery
    • Great Ideas
    • Great Failures
    • Great Pranks
    • Great People
  • Reviews
     
     

    • ...The pace is quick, and I have to admit that I read it in one sitting and then left it by the loo so that I could skim through again looking for my favourites . I hope that a really wide audience will read it as it brings to life a world that most people cannot imagine.
      The Mathematical Gazette
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Spectrum
Volume: 31; 2002; 214 pp

This book contains a collection of tales about mathematicians and the mathematical, derived from the author's experience. It shares with the reader the nature of the mathematical enterprise, and gives a glimpse of mathematical culture. The book brings legendary names to life, and shares little known stories about names we have heard all our lives. The book is written in a brisk and engaging manner, and it also includes a number of attractive photographs and illustrations.
  • Articles
  • Great Foolishness
  • Great Affrontery
  • Great Ideas
  • Great Failures
  • Great Pranks
  • Great People

  • ...The pace is quick, and I have to admit that I read it in one sitting and then left it by the loo so that I could skim through again looking for my favourites . I hope that a really wide audience will read it as it brings to life a world that most people cannot imagine.
    The Mathematical Gazette
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