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Available
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Publication
Fawcett (1989), Edition: Reprint
Description
Syndicated columnist Paul Hoffman provides an acclaimed account of the world of modern mathematicians in the bestselling tradition of accessible scientists Stephen Jay Gould and Tracey Kidder. An extremely clever account.--The New Yorker.
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Interesting. Some of what he was talking about was new to me - in fact, I don't know that any of the answers he was expecting have (or haven't) been found. The first part, where he's discussing mathematics more-or-less abstractly or historically, are interesting. Near the end he starts saying that
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he expects this or that to be solved 'in the next ten years' - book written in 1975 (or so). A lot of his expectations of computers were (like most such) way way too pessimistic; others (like how they were going to solve insoluble problems) were way too optimistic. Interesting read, but not one I'll reread regularly, I don't think. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988
Physical description
4.25 inches
ISBN
0449217507 / 9780449217504