| Random Curves: Journeys of a Mathematician 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Koblitz, Neal (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540740775 ISBN-13: 9783540740773 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Mathematics | Number Theory - Computers | Security - Cryptography |
| Dewey: 510.92 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.46" W x 9.33" (1.80 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Neal Koblitz is a co-inventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and digital signature, and his autobiographical memoirs are collected in this volume. Besides his own personal career in mathematics and cryptography, Koblitz details his 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. These engaging stories fully capture the experiences of a student and later a scientist caught up in the tumultuous events of his generation. |