This eminently readable book focuses on the people of mathematics and draws the reader into their fascinating world. In a monumental address, given to the Inter

David Hilbert was arguably the leading mathematician of his generation. He was among the few mathematicians who could reshape mathematics, and was able to becau

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'Mathematical Problems' is a book derived from a lecture given by David Hilbert, a German mathematician and one of the most influential mathematicians of the 19