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Constantin Carathodory: Mathematics and Politics in Turbulent Times Hardcover - 2004 - 1st Edition
by Georgiadou; Maria Georgiadou
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- Title Constantin Carathodory: Mathematics and Politics in Turbulent Times
- Author Georgiadou; Maria Georgiadou
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 680
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer, Berlin, Germany
- Date 2004-02-20
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9783540442585 / 3540442588
- Weight 2.47 lbs (1.12 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.44 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 3.66 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003058982
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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New. Constantin Caratheodory (Berlin 1873-1950 Munich) - Mathematics and Politics in Turbulent Times is a biography of a mathematician who became famous during his life, but has hitherto been ignored by historians for half a century after his death. In a thought-provoking approach, Maria Georgiadou devotes to Constantin Caratheodory all the attention such a personality deserves. With breathtaking detail and the appropriate scrutiny she elucidates his oeuvre, life and turbulent political/historical surroundings: descending from the Greek elite of Constantinople, Caratheodory graduated from the military school of Brussels, became engineer at the Assiout dam in Egypt and finally dedicated a life of effort to mathematics and education. He studied and embarked on an international academic career, haunted by wars, catastrophes and personal tragedies. Over the last years of his life, he stayed in Munich despite World War II, an ambiguous decision upon which the author sheds unprecedented light.…
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