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'A remarkable tour de force' - Standpoint_______________
Simone Weil: philosopher, political activist, mystic - and sister to André, one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. These two extraordinary siblings formed an obsession for Karen Olsson, who studied mathematics at Harvard, only to turn to writing as a vocation.
When Olsson got hold of the 1940 letters between the siblings, she found they shared a curiosity about the inception of creative thought - that flash of insight - that Olsson experienced as both a mathematics student, and later, a novelist.
Following this thread of connections, The Weil Conjectures explores the lives of Simone and André, the lore and allure of mathematics, and its significance in Olsson's own life.
'A remarkable tour de force' - Standpoint_______________
Simone Weil: philosopher, political activist, mystic - and sister to André, one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. These two extraordinary siblings formed an obsession for Karen Olsson, who studied mathematics at Harvard, only to turn to writing as a vocation.
When Olsson got hold of the 1940 letters between the siblings, she found they shared a curiosity about the inception of creative thought - that flash of insight - that Olsson experienced as both a mathematics student, and later, a novelist.
Following this thread of connections, The Weil Conjectures explores the lives of Simone and André, the lore and allure of mathematics, and its significance in Olsson's own life.
Karen Olsson is the author of the novels Waterloo and All the Houses. She has written about politics, science and popular culture for magazines including the New York Times Magazine and Texas Monthly, where she is a contributing editor, and has had work anthologized in Best American Science Writing and Best of the Best American Science Writing, among other places. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Biographien, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 224 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781526607546 |
| ISBN-10: | 1526607549 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Olsson, Karen |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 197 x 132 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Karen Olsson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.07.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,187 kg |
Karen Olsson is the author of the novels Waterloo and All the Houses. She has written about politics, science and popular culture for magazines including the New York Times Magazine and Texas Monthly, where she is a contributing editor, and has had work anthologized in Best American Science Writing and Best of the Best American Science Writing, among other places. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Biographien, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 224 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781526607546 |
| ISBN-10: | 1526607549 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Olsson, Karen |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 197 x 132 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Karen Olsson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.07.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,187 kg |
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