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Soviet era books always rock. I honestly adore my copy of Mathemaics: Its content, methods and meaning. Getting good books are really difficult these days. Not
by croh 5y ago
Soviet era books always rock. I honestly adore my copy of Mathemaics: Its content, methods and meaning.
Getting good books are really difficult these days. Nothing is more enjoyable than having your Sunday coffee while reading a good book.
- andi999 5y agoCan you be more specific about the mathematics book, I d like to take a look. (like title author publisher or any other pointer)
- croh 5y agoBook is a collaborative effort of many mathematicians from different soviet regions https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Content-Methods-Meaning-Volumes/dp/0486409163 https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Content-Methods-Meaning-V...
- vishnugupta 5y ago> Mathemaics: Its content, methods and meaning. Seconded. This[1] is a fabulous book that teaches history of mathematics and explains the meaning of mathematics that goes beyond the superficial. https://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/mathematics-its-content-methods-and-meaning https://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/mathematics-its-conten...
- sn41 5y agoThere is a great "origin story" for "Mathematics: Its content, methods and meaning". Kolmogorov initially read a great deal of mathematics by reading encylopedias like one by Brockhaus and Efron. ( see, e.g. Tikhomirov "The life and work of Andrei Nikolaevich Kolmogorov", 1988 Russ. Math. Surv. 43 1, Page 8) This contributed to his great breadth of knowledge in mathematics. He later felt that the encylopedia articles were too brief, and must be somewhat more elaborate. He spent a great deal of effort in "The Great Soviet Encyclopedia", and wrote some classic articles like the one on "Probability Theory". Later, with other distinguished mathematicians like Ladyzhenskaya and Sobolev, he formulated the great tri-part volume "Mathematics: Its content, methods and meaning". Great for a budding researcher in mathematics. A modern successor to this kind of effort is "The Princeton Companion to Mathematics", which is an encylopedia of mathematics for the mathematician. Another historical anecdote is Kolmogorov's famous visit to India. I have heard Soviet mathematicians who were students at that time, asking excitedly about his visit, like did he have to sit on top of trains? Kolmogorov laughed and said that the trains were quite comfortable. An amusing pic has Kolmogorov in dhoti and kurta, with the Indian statisticians standing around him with pants and shirts: [1] [1] http://bhavana.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/KolmogorovVisit-1007x1024.jpg http://bhavana.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/KolmogorovV...