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Bezig met laden... The Weil Conjectures: On Math and the Pursuit of the Unknown (editie 2019)door Karen Olsson (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Woven from several strands: André Weil’s life as a professional exile following his arrest in Finland at the beginning of WWII, when his mathematics notebooks were mistaken for some kind of espionage code; his sister Simone’s attraction to suffering and her search for ‘meaning in affliction;’ and Olsson’s own youthful attraction to the abstract mysteries of algebra. Olsson has a good eye for the eccentric bits (a young cadet arrives in the interrogation room to paint the windowsill blue), but she never gets around to giving us those Conjectures. Baxter Pinot Brune Brown Ale Arcpoint Variance V IPA A fantastic and unique short book. Ostensibly about the mathematician -philosopher sibling pair, Andre and Simone Weil, the book is really more a set of vignettes about the joy of solitary study of an abstract subject like mathematics, relationships, aging, and more. A joy to read. Highly recommended! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"A biography of Simone Weil's brilliant mathematician brother, André, and a memoir of the author's own fascination with math."-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The trekking back and forth between Europe and the US is intriguing as it happened in the 40s and 50s when that was more of a chore. To some extent I am inspired to learn more about Simone’s writing and insights. ( )