Book Titles The Founders of Index Theory: Reminiscences of Atiyah, Bott, Hirzebruch, and Singer

Hardcover		The Founders of Index Theory: Reminiscences of Atiyah, Bott, Hirzebruch, and Singer
		ISBN: 1-57146-120-5 Year Published: 2002 Pages: 290 pages Binding: Hardcover Price: $85.00

Description: Index Theory is one of the most exciting discoveries of 20th century mathematics. The story of the four great mathematicians who uncovered index theory is told in this book. Their own essays of historical importance, articles written by Donaldson, Witten, Yau and others... and a large photo section make this title a valuable document for everyone having an interest to understand mathematics and mathematicians. Contents: A Personal History - M. Atiyah Sir Michael Atiyah: a brief biography - Nigel Hitchin A Letter from Raoul Bott - R. Bott Geometry in Oxford c. 1980-85 - Simon Donaldson Recollections about my teacher, Michael Atiyah - G. Lusztig Memories of Sir Michael Atiyah - Louis Nirenberg Being a graduate student of Michael Atiyah - G. B. Segal Michael Atiyah and the Physics/ Geometry Interface - E. Witten Mathematics: Queen and Servant of the Sciences - M. Atiyah The Conscience of Science - M. Atiyah Interview with Raoul Bott The Life and Works of Raoul Bott - Loring W. Tu Lessons from Graduate School - Robin Forman The Beautiful Vision of Raoul Bott - Nancy Hingston Some Reminiscences about Raoul Bott - Peter Landweber Reminiscences of Working with Raoul Bott - Loring W. Tu Lessons from Raoul Bott - E. Witten Correspondence with Prof. Todd - J.A. Todd & F. Hirzebruch Kunihiko Kodaira: Mathematician, Friend and Teacher - F. Hirzebruch Bonn's Max Planck Institute: A New Building and a New Era - Allyn Jackson Singularities in the Work of Frederich Hirzebruch - Egbert Brierskorn Frederich Hirzebruch and Mathematics in Post-war Germany - Klaus Hulek In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Hirzebruch’s Doctorate - Matthias Kreck A Tribute to Warren Ambrose - Is Singer Singer's Berkeley Seminar - D. Freed & J. Lott Which Singer is That? - Richard V. Kadison Reminiscenes of a Mathematics Student, 40 years ago - Hugo Ross Is Singer - Dan Stroock I. M. Singer - Frank Warner Is Singer's Contributions to Geometry and Physics - E. Witten My Friendship with Singer - S. T. Yau Letter to Raoul, Fritz, and Is - M. Atiyah Letter to Fritz, Is and Michael - R. Bott Letter to Michael, Raoul and Iz - F Hirzebruch Letters to Michael, Raoul and Fritz - I.M. Singer The Evolution of Modern Analysis - R. G. Douglas A Happy Collaboration - Lars Garding Memories of the Gang of Four - Albert Weinstein Editors: S.T. Yau To Order: Book Orders Book Sales - Great discounts on other popular titles!