{"product_id":"the-volterra-chronicles-the-life-and-times-of-an-extraordinary-mathematician-18601940-9780821839690","title":"The Volterra Chronicles  The Life and Times of an","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe life of Vito Volterra, one of the finest scientists and mathematicians Italy ever produced, spans the period from the unification of the Italian peninsula in 1860 to the onset of the Second World War - an era of unparalleled progress and unprecedented turmoil in the history of Europe. This book traces the life and times of Volterra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Provides a very readable account of the Italian scientific community and Italian history and politics in the 19th and 20th century”. European Mathematical Society Newsletter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jewish mathematician \"\"A new era is dawning,\"\" 1860 \"\"This, above all, I promise,\"\" 1863-1870 \"\"That damned passion,\"\" 1874-1877 \"\"Long live the republic,\"\" 1878-1882 \"\"Professor by deed,\"\" 1880-1883 \"\"Our professor of small intervals,\"\" 1883-1893 \"\"The life I live,\"\" 1887-1895 \"\"Demonstrations of their resentment,\"\" 1893-1900 \"\"God liberate us from his symbols\"\" \"\"It is the greatest desire of my life,\"\" 1900 \"\"Most important for our fatherland\"\" \"\"Will they create a new world?\"\" \"\"A political man\"\" \"\"A professor in America\"\" \"\"Empires die\"\" Epilogue Sir Edmund Whittaker, \"\"Vito Volterra, 1860-1940\"\" On the attempts to apply mathematics to the biological and social sciences Science at the present moment and the new Italian society for the progress of science Acknowledgments Selected bibliography Notes Index.","brand":"MP-AMM American Mathematical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577673421143,"sku":"9780821839690","price":98.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780821839690.jpg?v=1746096121","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-volterra-chronicles-the-life-and-times-of-an-extraordinary-mathematician-18601940-9780821839690","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}