Indiscrete Thoughts

by Gian-Carlo Rota

Book Overview

Indiscrete Thoughts gives a glimpse into a world that has seldom been described - that of science and technology as seen through the eyes of a mathematician. The era covered by this book, 1950 to 1990, was surely one of the golden ages of science and of the American university. Cherished myths are debunked along the way as Gian-Carlo Rota takes pleasure in portraying, warts and all, some of the great scientific personalities of the period. Rota...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817647805
• ISBN13: 9780817647803
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"