Recountings: Conversations with Mit Mathematicians

This book traces the history of the MIT Department of Mathematics one of the most important mathematics departments in the world through candid, in-depth, lively conversations with a select and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568814496
• ISBN13: 9781568814490
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: A K PETERS
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An intriguing look at mathematics and the men behind it

Though never in the eye of popular culture, these men kept society advancing with their minds. "Recountings: Conversations with MIT Mathematicians" is a collection of interviews and anecdotes from the geniuses of MIT who have pursued mathematics as their life's careers and obsessions. These men have been responsible for major scientific advances throughout history and picking their minds in a volume that's more interesting than one could think math class could ever be. "Recountings" is an intriguing look at mathematics and the men behind it.