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Stephen Smale:

The Mathematician who Broke the Dimension Barrier
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American Mathematical Society, 2000 - Mathematics - 306 pages
"In this book, Batterson records and makes known the life and accomplishments of this mathematician and significant figure in intellectual history."--BOOK JACKET.

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Steve Smale was the first mathematician to show that topology does not permanently get more and more complicated as the dimension increases, but rather only temprarily. Starting in dimension five, the ... Read full review

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TitleStephen Smale: The Mathematician who Broke the Dimension Barrier
AuthorSteve Batterson
Editionillustrated
PublisherAmerican Mathematical Society, 2000
ISBN0821820451, 9780821820452
Length306 pages
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