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Adventures of a Mathematician by Stanislaw M. Ulam; Daniel Hirsch; William G. Mathews; Franoise Ulam; Jan Mycielski is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Adventures of a Mathematician about?

The true story that inspired the 2020 film. The autobiography of mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, one of the great scientific minds of the twentieth century, tells a story rich with amazingly prophetic speculations and peppered with lively anecdotes. As a member of the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1944 on, Ulam helped to precipitate some of the most dramatic changes of the postwar world. He was among the first to use and advocate computers for scientific research, originated ideas for the nuclear propulsion of space vehicles, and made fundamental contributions to many of today's most challenging mathematical projects. With his wide-ranging interests, Ulam never emphasized the importance of his contributions to the research that resulted in the hydrogen bomb. Now Daniel Hirsch and William Mathews reveal the true story of Ulam's pivotal role in the making of the "Super," in their historical introduction to this behind-the-scenes look at the minds and ideas that ushered in the nuclear age. An epilogue by Franoise Ulam and Jan Mycielski sheds new light on Ulam's character and mathematical originality.

Who reads Adventures of a Mathematician?

Author

Stanislaw M. Ulam; Daniel Hirsch; William G. Mathews; Franoise Ulam; Jan Mycielski

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520071544

Category

science

Subjects

Mathematics, Historical Fiction, Memoir

Rating

4.06 / 5 (182 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14