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...

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Published in:	American Scholar Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 89 - 101
Main Author:	Golomb, Solomon W.
Format:	Article
Published:	Phi Beta Kappa Society Spring98
Subjects:	Mathematician's Apology, A (Book) Books
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Summary:	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.