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This features contributions by and about some of the luminaries of American mathematics. Included here are essays based on presentations made during the symposi

Part of the A Century of Mathematics in America collection, this book contains articles that describe the mathematics and the mathematical personalities in some

Mathematicians like to point out that mathematics is universal. In spite of this, most people continue to view it as either mundane (balancing a checkbook) or m

In the summer of 1988 in Providence, the AMS celebrated its centennial with a wide range of mathematical activities. Among those was a symposium, Mathematics in

Part of the "History of Mathematics" series, this book presents a variety of perspectives on the political, social, and mathematical forces that have shaped the