- Paperback: 212 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (Nov 28 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 052133702X
- ISBN-13: 978-0521337021
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #805,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Every line will delight lovers of mathematics, but even readers who have never had a mathematical thought will--if they love evidence of humane intelligence and wise wit--find here much to savor. A very special classic." SciTech Book News
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Academic life in Cambridge especially in Trinity College is viewed through the eyes of one of its greatest figures. Most of Professor Littlewood's earlier work is presented along with a wealth of new material.
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1. A Miscellany is a collection without a natural ordering relation; I shall not attempt a spurious unity by imposing artificial ones. Read the first page
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Gaiety of genius MIGHT be an understatement,
By bal gombak (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Littlewood's Miscellany (Paperback)
Littlewood is the kind of historical scientific figure people look up to, not only because of his legacy in mathematical research but also for his towering intellectual reputation. I (shamelessly) admit here that I've read and reread this book so many times, each time picking up some nuances and details that Littlewood subtly convey between his lines. It is a glimpse into the mind of a genius. His style of writing is not out-of-fashion even many years after he put it on paper, probably in between replying to math letters from Hardy, and proving a theorem in analysis. Miscellany is nothing short than the last century's most incredible mathematical essay.
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A celebration of the excitement and joy of doing mathematics,
By Avinash K. Dixit - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Littlewood's Miscellany (Paperback)
There has been a flood of recent books detailing the agony and even the mental illness of mathematicians. This book is a rare and refreshing exception. A collection of the popular writings of J. E. Littlewood, a leading mathematician of the twentieth century, it demonstrates and celebrates the intellectual excitement and even the joy of doing creative mathematics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Gaiety of genius MIGHT be an understatement,
By bal gombak - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Littlewood's Miscellany (Paperback)
Littlewood is the kind of historical scientific figure people look up to, not only because of his legacy in mathematical research but also for his towering intellectual reputation. I (shamelessly) admit here that I've read and reread this book so many times, each time picking up some nuances and details that Littlewood subtly convey between his lines. It is a glimpse into the mind of a genius. His style of writing is not out-of-fashion even many years after he put it on paper, probably in between replying to math letters from Hardy, and proving a theorem in analysis. Miscellany is nothing short than the last century's most incredible mathematical essay.
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