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A collection of wisdom from some of the greatest mathematicians in history — practical advice, philosophical reflections, and encouragement for young people beginning their mathematical journeys.
The story of Karen Uhlenbeck, a pioneer of geometric analysis who overcame gender barriers in mathematics, made fundamental contributions to gauge theory and minimal surfaces, and became the first woman to win the Abel Prize.
A look at the history and current state of women in mathematics — the pioneers who broke barriers, the challenges that persist, and the work being done to build a more inclusive field.
The extraordinary life and vast mathematical legacy of Andrey Kolmogorov, who laid the axiomatic foundations of probability theory and made transformative contributions to topology, turbulence, algorithmic complexity, and a dozen other fields.
The story of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, the prolific French mathematician who single-handedly transformed calculus from a collection of powerful but loosely justified techniques into the rigorous discipline of mathematical analysis.
The remarkable story of Grigori Perelman, the reclusive Russian mathematician who proved the Poincaré conjecture — one of the great unsolved problems in mathematics — and then refused the Fields Medal and the million-dollar Millennium Prize.
The life of David Hilbert, whose famous 23 problems set the agenda for twentieth-century mathematics, and whose vision of formalism, axiomatics, and the unity of mathematics transformed the discipline forever.
The story of Alan Turing — the mathematician who defined the concept of computation itself, broke the Enigma code, and laid the foundations for computer science and artificial intelligence, only to be persecuted for his identity.
The life and revolutionary ideas of Bernhard Riemann, whose short career produced some of the most profound concepts in mathematics — from Riemannian geometry to the Riemann hypothesis, the greatest unsolved problem in mathematics.
The dramatic story of Andrew Wiles's seven-year secret quest to prove Fermat's Last Theorem — a problem that had defied the world's greatest mathematicians for over 350 years.
The story of John von Neumann — a polymath of staggering intellect who made foundational contributions to set theory, quantum mechanics, game theory, computing, and the atomic bomb, reshaping the modern world.
The life and vast mathematical legacy of Henri Poincaré — the last mathematician who mastered virtually all branches of mathematics and made foundational contributions to topology, dynamical systems, and mathematical physics.
The unique life and extraordinary mathematical legacy of Paul Erdős, who owned almost nothing, collaborated with hundreds of mathematicians around the world, and became the most prolific mathematician of the twentieth century.
The life of Carl Friedrich Gauss, the child prodigy from Brunswick who became the greatest mathematician of his era, making foundational contributions to number theory, geometry, statistics, and physics.
The life and staggering output of Leonhard Euler, the most prolific mathematician in history, whose work touched every branch of mathematics and established conventions we still use today.