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Howard Eves (Author)
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0883855356 978-0883855355 August 5, 2001
Long known as a mathematical storyteller, Howard Eves here writes his personal reminiscences mostly mathematical, some not. The cast of characters includes Albert Einstein, Norbert Wiener, Julian Lowell Coolidge, Maurice Frechet, Nathan Altshiller-Court, G. H., Hardy, and many other interesting figures whom he encountered in a long and active life in mathematics.

In "Mathematical Reminiscences" we read of Eves' famous mathematical museum, with its lock of Einstein's hair, Hardy's scarf, Veblen's bright yellow lead pencil, Wiener's hat, and much, much, more.


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Howard Eves has enjoyed a long, distinguished career as a teacher, geometer, writer, editor and historian of mathematics. .A renowned teacher and scholar, Eves spent most of his career at the at the University of Maine at Orono, and more recently at Central Florida University. For 25 years he edited the Elementary Problems Section of the American Mathematical Monthly.

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  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: Mathematical Assn of Amer (August 5, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0883855356
  • ISBN-13: 978-0883855355
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,032,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I have read this year, August 8, 2002
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This is quite simply the best book of mathematical retrospectives that I have ever read and close to the best set of retrospectives as well. Eves is a master writer and in this book he gives us a series of glimpses into his life that kept me reading. I acquired the book at the MAA table at the Mathfest conference in August of 2002 and completed it before the day was out. I read it every chance I got, between presentations, during lunch and while drinking tea. I was camping at the time and finished it by flashlight well after the sun had set. The stories reveal a man who is great in so many ways beyond just his career in math. He is charming, light-hearted and yet there is an occasional burst of sound philosophy that really sneaks up on you.
This is by far the best book that I have read this year and I encourage everyone to read it. You will not learn any mathematics, but you will learn much about how to approach it and enjoy doing it.

Published in Journal of Recreational Mathematics, reprinted with permission.

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