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Mathematician for All Seasons Recollections and Notes, Vol. 2 (1945-1968) /

This book presents, in his own words, the life of Hugo Steinhaus (1887-1972), noted Polish mathematician of Jewish background, educator, and mathematical popularizer. A student of Hilbert, a pioneer of the foundations of probability and game theory, and a contributor to the development of functional...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steinhaus, Hugo (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Burns, Robert G. (Editor ), Szymaniec, Irena (Editor ), Weron, Aleksander (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Vita Mathematica, 19
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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