Biographical note: Steve Nadis,Cambridge, MA; Shing-Tung Yau, Harvard University.
Main description: In the twentieth century, mathematicians at Harvard University trailblazed a distinctly American tradition in algebraic geometry and topology, complex analysis, number theory, and other esoteric fields. Written in accessible prose, A History in Sum takes a close look at the contributions to higher mathematics of these extraordinary minds.
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Mathematics-- Study and teaching-- Massachusetts-- History.