ISBN: 9789027710673

ISBN-13: 9789027710673, 978-9027710673. Part of the reason is that there has not until now been a full-scale study of his life and works. A study of his life seems long overdue. I gladly … Mehr…

ISBN-13: 9789027710673, 978-9027710673. Part of the reason is that there has not until now been a full-scale study of his life and works. A study of his life seems long overdue. I gladly agreed to this suggestion, but work on the project had hardly begun when Professor Cassina died unexpectedly on 5 October, 1964. Peano Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).Life and Works of Giuseppe PeanoAuthor(s): H. KennedyFormat: HardbackPublisher: Springer, NetherlandsImprint: Kluwer Academic PublishersISBN-13: 9789027710673, 978-9027710673SynopsisAll students of mathematics know of Peano's postulates for the natural numbers and his famous space-filling curve, yet their knowledge often stops there. Part of the reason is that there has not until now been a full-scale study of his life and works. This must surely be surprising, when one realizes the length of his academic career (over 50 years) and the extent of his publica tions (over 200) in a wide variety of fields, many of which had immediate and long-term effects on the development of modern mathematics. A study of his life seems long overdue. It appeared to me that the most likely person to write a biography of Peano would be his devoted disciple Ugo Cassina, with whom I studied at the University of Milan in [tel]. I wrote to Professor Cassina on 29 October, 1963, inquiring if he planned to write the biography, and I offered him my assistance, since I hoped to return to Italy for a year. He replied on 28 November, 1963, suggesting that we collaborate, meaning by this that I would write the biography, in English, using his material and advice. I gladly agreed to this suggestion, but work on the project had hardly begun when Professor Cassina died unexpectedly on 5 October, 1964. I then decided to continue the project on my own. I spent the academic year [tel] in Turin; completion of the book took ten years., New, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Book Title: Peano, Publication Year: 1980, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: Peano: Life and Works of Giuseppe Peano, Item Height: 235mm, Item Width: 155mm, Subject: Science, History, Item Weight: 1160g, Number of Pages: 231 Pages, Springer<

ISBN: 9789027710673

All students of mathematics know of Peano's postulates for the natural numbers and his famous space-filling curve, yet their knowledge often stops there. Part of the reason is that there … Mehr…

All students of mathematics know of Peano's postulates for the natural numbers and his famous space-filling curve, yet their knowledge often stops there. Part of the reason is that there has not until now been a full-scale study of his life and works. This must surely be surprising, when one realizes the length of his academic career (over 50 years) and the extent of his publica­ tions (over 200) in a wide variety of fields, many of which had immediate and long-term effects on the development of modern mathematics. A study of his life seems long overdue. It appeared to me that the most likely person to write a biography of Peano would be his devoted disciple Ugo Cassina, with whom I studied at the University of Milan in 1957-58. I wrote to Professor Cassina on 29 October, 1963, inquiring if he planned to write the biography, and I offered him my assistance, since I hoped to return to Italy for a year. He replied on 28 November, 1963, suggesting that we collaborate, meaning by this that I would write the biography, in English, using his material and advice. I gladly agreed to this suggestion, but work on the project had hardly begun when Professor Cassina died unexpectedly on 5 October, 1964. I then decided to continue the project on my own. I spent the academic year 1966-67 in Turin; completion of the book took ten years., Springer<