Random Curves: Journeys of a Mathematician

by Neal Koblitz

Book Overview

These autobiographical memoirs of Neal Koblitz, coinventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and digital signature, cover many topics besides his own personal career in mathematics and cryptography - travels to the Soviet Union, Latin America, Vietnam and elsewhere; political activism, and academic controversies relating to math education, the C. P. Snow "two-culture" problem, and mistreatment of women in academia. The stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642430155
• ISBN13: 9783642430152
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"