Lebesgue's Theory of Integration

Download or read book Lebesgue's Theory of Integration written by Thomas Hawkins and published by Chelsea Publishing Company, Incorporated. This book was released on 2001 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Hawkins elegantly places Lebesgue's early work on integration theory within in proper historical context by relating it to the developments during the nineteenth century that motivated it and gave it significance and also to the contributions made in this field by Lebesgue's contemporaries. Hawkins was awarded the 1997 MAA Chauvenet Prize and the 2001 AMS Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize for notable exposition and exceptional scholarship in the history of mathematics.