Through a Reporter's Eyes

The Life of Stefan Banach

Roman Kaluza (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

172 Seiten

2004
Birkhauser Boston Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8176-4371-3 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

1995 marked the 50th anniversary of Stefan Banach's death. Until now, the general English speaking public has had no access to an in-depth life story of a mathematician whose name is one of those most often encountered in modern mathematical research. This small volume, originally written in Polish by a well-known reporter, is an effort to fill that gap in the biographical literature. It is based on original archival sources, dozens of interviews with people who knew and remember Banach, and conversations with mathematicians who are familiar with Banach's work and its impact on modern mathematics. The author presents engaging descriptions of Banach's personality and the unusual milieu in which he worked. Further, Chapter V focuses on the famous Scottish café, which like Banach himself, has achieved a mythical dimension in mathematical lore. The English edition has been revised to include new materials and many photographs, and to reflect the interests of a broader international audience.

Translator and editors' preface.- Foreword.- Beginnings and premonitions.- The 'greatest discovery' of Hugo Steinhaus.- Lvov and mathematics.- Studia Mathematica and Opérations Linéaires.- The Scottish Café.- Banach privately and in daily life.- The last years.- In the eyes of friends and followers.- Appendix 1: Mathematics in Stefan Banach's times / W.A. Woyczynski.- Appendix 2: Selected publications of Stefan Banach.- Appendix 3: Bibliography.- Index of Names.

Übersetzer	A. Kostant, Wojbor A. Woyczynski
Zusatzinfo	X, 172 p.
Verlagsort	Secaucus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Analysis
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10	0-8176-4371-0 / 0817643710
ISBN-13	978-0-8176-4371-3 / 9780817643713
Zustand	Neuware