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John von Neumann's 1935 letter to Oswald Veblen
The book John von Neumann: Selected Letters* by Miklós Rédei (2005) is a fascinating collection of 150 of John von Neumann (1903-57)’s correspondences…
Aug 30, 2024 • Jørgen Veisdal
David Hilbert's Influence on Economics
Eminent mathematician David Hilbert (1862-1943) is not known for his interest or works in economics.
Nov 26, 2021 • Jørgen Veisdal
Turing Uncomputability
As Leibniz suggested, we appear to live in the best of all possible worlds, where the computable functions make life predictable enough to be…
Aug 13, 2021 • Jørgen Veisdal
The Center of the Mathematical Universe
Around the same time as Kronecker obtained his doctorate, Gauss’ star pupil Riemann also transferred to Berlin, where he stayed for two years before…
Aug 8, 2021 • Jørgen Veisdal
Einstein and Hilbert’s Relativity Race (1915)
Who generalized relativity first, Einstein or Hilbert?
Jul 3, 2021 • Jørgen Veisdal
The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
“Most mathematicians prove what they can, von Neumann proves what he wants”
May 19, 2021 • Jørgen Veisdal
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