Mathematics forty years after Sputnik.
Presents the author's reflection on the book `A Mathematician's Apology,' by G.H. Hardy and the applications of mathematics. Account on the applications of several discoveries and inventions; Significance of topology; Author's attraction to mathematics; Influence of the development of digital techno...
| Publicado en: | American Scholar Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 89 - 101 |
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Phi Beta Kappa Society
Spring98
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| Sumario: | Presents the author's reflection on the book `A Mathematician's Apology,' by G.H. Hardy and the applications of mathematics. Account on the applications of several discoveries and inventions; Significance of topology; Author's attraction to mathematics; Influence of the development of digital technology. |
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