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Malcolm DeBevoise

    Birth of a Theorem
    The Columbia History of Twentieth-Century French Thought
    • What goes on inside the mind of a mathematician? Where does inspiration come from? With a storyteller's gift, mathematics genius Cédric Villani takes us on a mesmerising journey through the discovery of a new theorem. Along the way he encounters obstacles and setbacks, losses of faith and even brushes with madness. His story is one of courage and partnership, doubt and anxiety, elation and despair

      Birth of a Theorem2016
      3,8
    • This valuable reference is an authoritative guide to 20th century French thought. It considers the intellectual figures, movements and publications that helped define fields as diverse as history, psychoanalysis, film, philosophy, and economics.

      The Columbia History of Twentieth-Century French Thought2005
      4,4