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- catalog abstract ""Time to meet an increase in the lives of mathematicians, this volume covers over 300 of them, from antiquity to the present. Many contemporary African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American women are included. The alphabetically arranged entries contain a heading with name, birth and death dates, field of specialization, nationality, and ethnicity when applicable, as well as a picture when possible. An accompanying essay describes the life and significant contribution of the person to the field of mathematics with suggestions for further information, which include books, periodicals, documentaries, and Web sites. The list of milestones in mathematics begins at 50,000 BC with evidence of primitve counting and continues until the present."--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.".
- catalog contributor b10877849.
- catalog contributor b10877850.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""Time to meet an increase in the lives of mathematicians, this volume covers over 300 of them, from antiquity to the present. Many contemporary African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American women are included. The alphabetically arranged entries contain a heading with name, birth and death dates, field of specialization, nationality, and ethnicity when applicable, as well as a picture when possible. An accompanying essay describes the life and significant contribution of the person to the field of mathematics with suggestions for further information, which include books, periodicals, documentaries, and Web sites. The list of milestones in mathematics begins at 50,000 BC with evidence of primitve counting and continues until the present."--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.".
- catalog description "Entries -- Milestones in mathematics history -- Selected mathematics awards and prizes -- Selected bibliography -- Field of specialization index -- Gender index -- Nationality / ethnicity index -- Subject index.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-583) and indexes.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 612 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0787630713 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Detroit : Gale,".
- catalog subject "510/.92/2 B 21".
- catalog subject "Mathematicians Biography.".
- catalog subject "QA28 .N66 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Entries -- Milestones in mathematics history -- Selected mathematics awards and prizes -- Selected bibliography -- Field of specialization index -- Gender index -- Nationality / ethnicity index -- Subject index.".
- catalog title "Notable mathematicians : from ancient times to the present / Robyn V. Young, editor ; Zoran Minderovic, associate editor.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".