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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This selection of letters by the great mathematician John von Neumann (1903-1957) has been edited with remarkable care and expertise. Nearly all of his letters are published here for the first time. ....The extensive introductory comments by the editor (pp. 1-40) furnish important background information that will prove itself useful, especially for those readers who cannot rely on a thorough knowledge of von Neumann's seminal contributions to the foundations of mathematics, mathematical logic, quantum mechanics, quantum logic, computer science, and game theory.” —
Mathematics and Mechanics“This fine volume of selected letters will be of great interest to mathematicians, scientists, educators, and, in particular, those interested in the history of the fields to which John von Neumann contributed so much.” —
Historia Mathematica“This will be an enduring reference book ...delivers an impressive sampling of the breadth and influence of von Neumann's work.” —
Notices of the American Mathematical Society“I recommend that you check out a copy of the book yourself. These letters are put together in a very nice volume, and give quite a bit of insight into one of the great mathematical minds of all time.” —
MAA Reviews“The volume under review will certainly contribute to our knowledge about John von Neumann and his personality. It will be interesting for historians of science, especially of mathematics and mathematical physics.” —
Zentrablatt MATHTable of Contents
- Introductory comments
- Letter to N. Aronszajn
- Letters to F. Aydelotte
- Letter to E.F. Beckenbach
- Letter to H. Bethe
- Letters to G. Birkhoff
- Letter to W.J.E. Blaschke
- Letter to R.S. Burington
- Letters to V. Bush
- Letter to R. Carnap
- Letter to W. Cattell
- Letter to T.M. Cherry
- Letter to H. Cirker
- Letter to H. Crocker
- Letter to M.R. Davie
- Letter to W.E. Deming
- Letter to J.L. Destouches
- Letter to P.A.M. Dirac
- Letters to J. Dixmier
- Letter to P.A. Dodd
- Letter to W.M. DuMond
- Letter to R.E. Duncan
- Letter to editor of Evening Star
- Letter to R. Farquharson
- Letter to A. Flexner
- Letter to R.O. Fornaguera
- Letter to N.H. Goldsmith
- Letter to W.H. Gottschalk (and Hans Rademacher)
- Letters to K. Godel
- Letter to G. Haberler
- Letters to I. Halperin
- Letter to G.B. Harrison
- Letter to M. de Horvath
- Letter to A.S. Householder
- Letters to C.C. Hurd
- Letter to K. Husimi
- Letters to P. Jordan
- Letters to I. Kaplansky
- Letter to C.E. Kemble
- Letter to J.R. Killian
- Letters to H.D. Kloosterman
- Letter to H. Kuhn
- Letter to J. Lederberg
- Letter to W.E. Lingelbach
- Letter to S. MacLane
- Letter to J.C.C. McKinsey
- Letter to M.M. Mitchell
- Letter to T.V. Moore
- Letter to O. Morgenstern
- Letters to M. Morse
- Letter to E. Nagel
- Letter to J.R. Oppenheimer
- Letters to R. Ortvay
- Letter to W. Overbeck
- Letter to H.H. Rankin
- Letter to H.P. Robertson
- Letter to E. Schrodinger
- Letter to E. Segre
- Letters to F.B. Silsbee
- Letter to L. Spitzer
- Letters to M. Stone
- Letters to L.L. Strauss
- Letter to J. Stroux
- Letter to T. Tannaka
- Letter to E. Teller
- Letters to L.B. Tuckerman
- Letters to S. Ulam
- Letter to E.R. van Kampen
- Letters to O. Veblen
- Letters to N. Wiener
- Letter to H. Wold
- Notes on addresses of von Neumann's letters
- Bibliography
