Saunders Mac Lane

A Mathematical Autobiography

Saunders Mac Lane

358 pages, parution le 30/06/2004

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"Saunders Mac Lane is an immense presence in modern mathematics. One of -the last Americans to be educated in Gottingen prior to the Nazi era, Mac Lane was ideally and propitiously situated to become a leader in modern algebra and modern algebraic topology. His influence on our subject has been powerful and widespread. This chronicle tells of an influential and important life."
Steven G. Krantz, Washington University in St. Louis

Saunders Mac Lane is an extraordinary mathematician who has served his community in more than one way:

His research solved classical problems and led to the introduction of new concepts like Category Theory.

His teaching inspired many and under his guidance some of the leading mathematicians of our time flourished and matured.

His books, including Survey of Modern Algebra, with Garrett Birkhoff, and the classical monograph, Homology, are still inspiring students.

He was an influential president of the American Mathematical Society.

He chaired the review committee of the National Academy of Science and established standards of reporting that shaped politics.

His career spanned decades of scientifically and politically turbulent times of which he was a clear and involved observer.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Early Years
First Teaching
Collaborative Research
The War Years
Eilenberg and Mac Lane
Harvard Years
Chicago in the Fifties
Mathematical Developments
National Academy of Science
The Sixties and Beyond
National Science Policy
Travels
Advising
Later Developments
Contemplating
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	AK Peters
Auteur(s)	Saunders Mac Lane
Parution	30/06/2004
Nb. de pages	358
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	709g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781568811505
ISBN13	978-1-56881-150-5