Mathematics as metaphor (Record no. 2078)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01409nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240830115608.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 181105b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780821843314 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | Educational Supplies |
| Original cataloging agency | ICTS-TIFR |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA7 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Manin, Yuri I. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Mathematics as metaphor |
| Remainder of title | : selected essays of Yuri I. Manin |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | USA: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | American Mathematical Society, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | [c2007] |
| 300 ## - Physical Description | |
| Pages: | 232 p |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The book includes fifteen essays and an interview. The essays are grouped in three parts: Mathematics; Mathematics and Physics; and Language, Consciousness, and Book reviews. Most of the essays are about some aspects of epistemology and the history of sciences, mainly mathematics, physics, and the history of language. English translations of some of the essays, originally published in Russian, appear for the first time in this selection. One of them is the introduction to the book Computable and Uncomputable, where the idea of a quantum computer was first proposed in 1980. Another is an essay on the mythological trickster figure, where the evolutionary role of manipulative behavior is discussed in connection with the problem of the origin of human language. With the foreword by Freeman Dyson, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in the philosophy and history of mathematics, physics, and linguistics. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession No. | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICTS | Rack No 3 | 11/05/2018 | QA7 | 01419 | Book |