Author : Michael Francis Atiyah
Release : 1997
Genre : Mathematics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 170/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fields Medallists' Lectures by : Michael Francis Atiyah
Download or read book Fields Medallists' Lectures written by Michael Francis Atiyah. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although not as publicly well-known as the Nobel Prizes, the Fields Medal shares the same intellectual standing and is the equivalent award in the field of mathematics. This volume presents a selected list of 22 Fields Medallists and their contributions to give a highly interesting and varied bird's eye view of mathematics over the past 60 years. The contributions relate directly to the work for which the Medals were awarded or to the medallists' more current interests. In most cases, they are preceded by the introductory speech given by another leading mathematician during the prize ceremony, a photograph and up-to-date biographical notice.