Paul Halmos : Celebrating Fifty Years of Mathematics

Bok av John Ewing
This is a volume in honour of the 75th Birthday of Paul R.Halmos. The majority of the volume consists of two kinds of articles - broad surveys of specific areas of mathematics and historical reminiscences about mathematical life during the past 50 years. Additionally, it contains approximately 40 halftone photographs of mathematicians taken over the last 50 years. This monograph on general topics, math education, analysis and the history of mathematics is intended for mathematicians, and students of mathematics.