Biographical Encyclopedia of Mathematicians [Library Binding]

Donald R. Franceschetti (Author)

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Library Binding
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corporation (January 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761470697
ISBN-13: 978-0761470694
Product Dimensions: 26.7 x 21.6 x 7.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 2.4 Kg

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From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up?Written by academicians and researchers, this set introduces the people behind mathematical equations and theorems. Clearly written articles present 25 women and 153 men, including John Venn and Allan M. Cormack, an applied mathematician who mathematically correlated two-dimensional X-ray images into a three-dimensional image. Each three-to-four page entry includes a sidebar that provides an introduction to the mathematician's work. For example, in the article on Valerie E. Taylor, the computer concept of parallel processing is explained. Each entry ends with bibliographical citations by and about the individual. The glossary, lists of mathematicians by country and area of achievement, time line, and index are all well done. This encyclopedia contains entries for 2 women and 45 men who are not found in Notable Mathematicians (Gale, 1998). Still, for limited budgets, the Gale encyclopedia is a better buy.?P. A. Dolan, Illinois State University, Normal
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From Library Journal

This two-volume encyclopedia provides clearly written biographies covering the personal and academic lives of 178 selected men and women who made important contributions to theoretical and applied mathematics, from ancient times to the present day. The average entry is about 1100 words, with longer profiles for some of the "giants" in the discipline. The set can best be compared to the one-volume Notable Mathematicians: From Ancient Times to the Present (LJ 4/1/98), which has 125 more individual biographies. Regrettably, a major omission from the Cavendish set is an entry for Andrew J. Wiles, who is credited with solving Fermat's Last Theorem. That aside, the Cavendish set has some real strengths. It includes 42 entries not found in Notable Mathematicians, including some mathematicians who perennially go unrecognized in other reference works. Each entry is signed and features a chronology listing the mathematician's areas of achievement and individual contributions. A highlighted box then deals in more depth with a major theory or area of achievement. Recommended for public and academic libraries as a complement to Notable Mathematicians.APaul G. Haschak, Southeastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond
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