Men of Mathematics

图书标准信息

• 作者 E. Bell 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster US
• 出版时间 1986-10
• ISBN 9780671628185
• 定价 132.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 590页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Hereistheclassic,much-readintroductiontothecraftandhistoryofmathematicsbyE.T.Bell,aleadingfigureinmathematicsinAmericaforhalfacentury."MenofMathematics"accessiblyexplainsthemajormathematics,fromthegeometryoftheGreeksthroughNewton'scalculusandontothelawsofprobability,symboliclogic,andthefourthdimension.Inaddition,thebookgoesbeyondpuremathematicstopresentaseriesofengrossingbiographiesofthegreatmathematicians--anextraordinarynumberofwhomlivedbizarreorunusuallives.Finally,"MenofMathematics"isalsoahistoryofideas,tracingthemajesticdevelopmentofmathematicalthoughtfromancienttimestothetwentiethcentury.Thisenduringwork'sclear,oftenhumorouswayofdealingwithcomplexideasmakesitanidealbookforthenon-mathematician.

【作者简介】

EricTempleBellwasbornin1883inAberdeen,Scotland.HisearlyeducationwasobtainedinEngland.ComingtotheUnitedStatesin1902,heenteredStanfordUniversityandtookhisA.B.degreein1904.In1908hewasteachingfellowattheUniversityofWashington,wherehetookhisA.M.degreein1909.In1911heenteredColumbiaUniversity,wherehetookhisPh.D.degreein1912.HereturnedtotheUniversityofWashingtonasinstructorinmathematicsandbecamefullprofessorin1921.Duringthesummersof1924-28hetaughtattheUniversityofChicago,andin1926(firsthalf)atHarvardUniversity,whenhewasappointedProfessorofMathematicsattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.Dr.BellwasaformerPresidentoftheMathematicalAssociationofAmerica,aformerVicePresidentoftheAmericanMathematicalSocietyandoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.HewasontheeditorialstaffsoftheTransactionsoftheAmericanMathematicalSociety,theAmericanJournalofMathematics,andtheJournalofthePhilosophyofScience.HebelongedtoTheAmericanMathematicalSociety,theMathematicalAssociationofAmerica,theCircoloMatematicodiPalermo,theCalcuttaMathematicalSociety,SigmaXi,andPhiBetaKappa,andwasamemberoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesoftheUnitedStates.HewontheB?cherPrizeoftheAmericanMathematicalSocietyforhisresearchwork.HistwelvepublishedbooksincludeThePurpleSapphire(1924),AlgebraicArithmetic(1927),DebunkingScience,andQueenoftheSciences(1931),Numerology(1933),andTheSearchforTruth(1934).Dr.BelldiedinDecember1960,justbeforethepublicationofhislatestbook,TheLastProblem.