S. S. Chern A Great Geometer of the Twentieth Century |
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| Editor:
| Yau, Shing-Tung |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57146-241-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | International Press of Boston, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the life and work of the great twentieth-century mathematician Shiing-Shen Chern. Included are numerous pages of photographs; an autobiographical article recounting the formation of a mathematical mind and of a great war; historical and personal reminiscences by thirty distinguished mathematicians and physicists; and a discussion of 100 open problems in geometry.
Explores the life and work of the great twentieth-century mathematician Shiing-Shen Chern. Included are numerous pages of photographs; an autobiographical article recounting the formation of a mathematical mind and of a great war; historical and personal reminiscences by thirty distinguished mathematicians and physicists; and a discussion of 100 open problems in geometry.