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04.17: Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure

2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar

In 2010, French mathematician Cédric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof which he devised with his close collaborator to explain one of the most surprising theories in classical physics. Birth of a Theorem (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is Villani's own account of the years leading up to the award. Villani shares his favorite songs, his love of manga, and the imaginative stories he tells his children. In mathematics, as in any creative work, it is the thinker's whole life that propels discovery — and with Birth of a Theorem, Villani welcomes you into his.

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