| Peano: Life and Works of Giuseppe Peano 1980 Edition Contributor(s): Kennedy, H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9027710678 ISBN-13: 9789027710673 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1980 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 80010880 |
| Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.26" W x 9.72" (1.20 lbs) 231 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: All students of mathematics know of Peano's postulates for the natural numbers and his famous space-filling curve, yet their knowledge often stops there. Part of the reason is that there has not until now been a full-scale study of his life and works. This must surely be surprising, when one realizes the length of his academic career (over 50 years) and the extent of his publica- tions (over 200) in a wide variety of fields, many of which had immediate and long-term effects on the development of modern mathematics. A study of his life seems long overdue. It appeared to me that the most likely person to write a biography of Peano would be his devoted disciple Ugo Cassina, with whom I studied at the University of Milan in 1957-58. I wrote to Professor Cassina on 29 October, 1963, inquiring if he planned to write the biography, and I offered him my assistance, since I hoped to return to Italy for a year. He replied on 28 November, 1963, suggesting that we collaborate, meaning by this that I would write the biography, in English, using his material and advice. I gladly agreed to this suggestion, but work on the project had hardly begun when Professor Cassina died unexpectedly on 5 October, 1964. I then decided to continue the project on my own. I spent the academic year 1966-67 in Turin; completion of the book took ten years. |