Mathematics in Berlin
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By Heinrich Begehr (Editor), Helmut Koch (Editor), Jürg Kramer (Editor), Norbert Schappacher (Editor), Ernst-Jochen Thiele (Editor)
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This little book is conceived as a service to mathematicians attending the 1998 International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin. It presents a comprehensive, condensed overview of mathematical activity in Berlin, from Leibniz almost to the present day (without, however, including biographies of living mathematicians). Since many towering figures in mathematical history worked in Berlin, most of the chapters of this book are concise biographies. These are held together by a few survey art...


