Random curves : journeys of a mathematician /
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Author / Creator: | Koblitz, Neal, 1948- |
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Imprint: | Berlin : Springer Verlag, c2008. |
Description: | 1 online resource (392 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8887864 |
Summary: | 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 speak for themselves and reflect the experiences of a student and later a scientist caught up in the tumultuous events of his generation. |
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Item Description: | Autobiographical. Includes index. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (392 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
ISBN: | 9783540740780 3540740783 9783540740773 3540740775 |