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Chapter 1. Thales of Miletus, First of The Seven Sages.- Chapter 2. Archimedes: The God of Mathematics.- Chapter 3. The World of Omar Khayyam.- Chapter 4. Qin Jiushao, Daogu Bridge, and the Mathematical Treatise in Nine Sections.- Chapter 5. The Reclusive Frenchmen:Descartes and Pascal .- Chapter 6. Leibniz: Unattainable Heights.- Chapter 7. John von Neumann, Who Made the World a Better Place.- Chapter 8. Paul Erdos: A Narrowly Missed Opportunity.- Chapter 9. Mathematicians and Poets.- Chapter 10. Mathematicians and Political Leaders.- Chapter 11. Hua Luogeng and Shiing-Shen Chern Two Contemporary Chinese Masters. Chapter 12. "My life can be said to form a circle." An interview with Nobel laureate Professor Chen-Ning Yang.

Mathematical Legends

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      Publisher Springer
      Published 7 May 2025
      ISBN-13 9789819624027
      978-9819624027
      ISBN-10 9819624029
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      Mathematics

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      Chapter 1. Thales of Miletus, First of The Seven Sages.- Chapter 2. Archimedes: The God of Mathematics.- Chapter 3. The World of Omar Khayyam.- Chapter 4. Qin Jiushao, Daogu Bridge, and the Mathematical Treatise in Nine Sections.- Chapter 5. The Reclusive Frenchmen:Descartes and Pascal .- Chapter 6. Leibniz: Unattainable Heights.- Chapter 7. John von Neumann, Who Made the World a Better Place.- Chapter 8. Paul Erdos: A Narrowly Missed Opportunity.- Chapter 9. Mathematicians and Poets.- Chapter 10. Mathematicians and Political Leaders.- Chapter 11. Hua Luogeng and Shiing-Shen Chern Two Contemporary Chinese Masters. Chapter 12. "My life can be said to form a circle." An interview with Nobel laureate Professor Chen-Ning Yang.

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