1st Edition

Mathematicians of the World, Unite! The International Congress of Mathematicians--A Human Endeavor

By Guillermo Curbera Copyright 2009
344 Pages
by A K Peters/CRC Press

344 Pages
by A K Peters/CRC Press

344 Pages
by A K Peters/CRC Press

This vividly illustrated history of the International Congress of Mathematicians — a meeting of mathematicians from around the world held roughly every four years — acts as a visual history of the 25 congresses held between 1897 and 2006, as well as a story of changes in the culture of mathematics over the past century. Because the congress is an international meeting, looking at its history... Read more

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Biography

Guillermo Curbera, University of Seville, Spain