Lady mathematician in this strange universe : memoirs / Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, Emeritus Professor of the University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France), member of French Academy of Science and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: New Jersey : World Scientific, 2018Description: x, 351 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9789813231627 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 510.92082 CHO
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Prologue -- Ancestors -- Good Daddy, Aunt Mary, Mame and Tonton -- My parents -- Childhood and adolescence -- Youth 1940-1944 -- Disaster 1944-1946 -- Life in Montaigne -- A new life, America -- Marseille 1953-1955 -- Transitions 1957-1964 -- First years in Antony 1965-1968 -- After the reform 1968-1979 -- Academician 1979 -- Life continues 1979-1990 -- Retired 1990-2003 -- A I-I.H.E.S 2003? -- Far away travels -- Our house in Dammartin -- Epilogue.
The distinguished mathematician and physicist, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, at the urging of her children, recounts and reflects upon various key events and people from her life. She recalls conversations, collaborations and even arguments shared with many great scientists, including her experiences with Albert Einstein. She also describes some of her numerous trips around the world, spurred by a passion for travel, beauty and mathematics. This book allows readers a look into the life and thought processes of an esteemed female academic. -- Provided by publisher.
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