Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Koblitz, Neal (1948-....)
Titre(s) : Random curves [Texte électronique] : journeys of a mathematician / Neal Koblitz
Publication : Berlin : Springer Verlag, cop. 2008
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Autobiographical. - Includes index
Neal Koblitz is a co-inventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and
digital signature, and his autobiographical memoirs are collected in this volume.
Besides his own personal career in mathematics and cryptography, Koblitz details his
travels to the Soviet Union, Latin America, Vietnam and elsewhere; political activism;
and academic controversies relating to math education, the C.P. Snow "two-culture"
problem, and mistreatment of women in academia. These engaging stories fully capture
the experiences of a student and later a scientist caught up in the tumultuous events
of his generation
Sujet(s) : Koblitz, Neal I. (1948-....)
Mathématiciens
Relations internationales -- 1945-....
Koblitz, Neal (1948-)
Koblitz, Neal (1948-) -- Travel
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
510.92 (23e éd.) = Mathématiques - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783540740780
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44695563d
Notice n° :
FRBNF44695563
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Early Years ; Harvard ; SDS ; The Army ; Spring of 1972 ; Academics ; The Soviet
Union ; Racism and Apartheid ; Vietnam ; Part I ; Vietnam ; Part II ; Nicaragua
and Cuba ; El Salvador ; Two Cultures ; Cryptography ; Education ; Arizona ;
Index.
