Lost Mathematician, Takeo Nakasawa: The Forgotten Father of Matroid Theory (2009)

Contributor(s): Nishimura, Hirokazu (Editor), Kuroda, Susumu (Editor)

ISBN: 9783764385729

Publisher: Birkhauser

Hardcover

$54.99

Pub Date: January 16, 2009

Dewey: 511.6

LCCN: 2008939300

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.70" H x 9.20" L x 6.60" W ( 1.30 lbs) 236 pages

BISAC Categories:

Mathematics | History and Philosophy

Series: Science Networks: Historical Studies

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

This book consists of Takeo Nakasawa's four German papers, providing their English translations. There is a section devoted to an explanation of Nakasawa's life, and a comparison between Nakasawa and Hassler Whitney, the two fathers of matroid theory.

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