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Description of  The Art and Practice of Mathematics: Interviews at the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore, 2010-2019

"Showcases interviews of distinguished mathematicians and scientists who have visited the Institute An excellent primary source of information on the early development of ideas from the creators and pioneers in core areas of pure and applied mathematics,computer science, mathematical physics and financial mathematics Also gives the non-specialist some idea of the main issues in those fields The contributors to this volume are leaders in their fields who have made fundamental and ground-changing advances. Their personal revelations throw some light on the social milieu they were in and on the role of nature versus nurture in human achievements" Read more