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A Mathematician Grappling with His Century

A Mathematician Grappling with His Century
Laurent Schwartz

The autobiography of Schwartz, one of the most remarkable intellects of the 20th Century. His love of science and teaching led him to lecture broadly on the significance of science and mathematics to the well being of the world.

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“To discover something in mathematics is to overcome an inhibition and a tradition. You cannot move forward if you are not subversive.”

Laurent Schwartz book A Mathematician Grappling with His Century

Un mathematicien aux prises avec le siecle (1997)

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