Men of Mathematics
Edition: Reissue edition
Publisher: Fireside Books
Published: December 31, 1965
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780671464011
Subjects: History & Philosophy; Non-Classifiable; History; Mathematicians; Mathematics
First sentence: THIS SECTION IS HEADED Introduction rather than Preface (which it really is) in the hope of decoying habitual preface-skippers into reading-for their own comfort-at least the following paragraphs down to the first row of stars before going on to meet some of the great mathematicians.