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David Gunderman, The Conversation

Nicolas Bourbaki: One of the greatest mathematicians of 20th century never really existed

When an editor of the journal ‘Mathematical Reviews’ wrote that Bourbaki was a pseudonym, he was refuted by Bourbaki himself.

David Gunderman, The Conversation
· Dec 09, 2019 · 08:30 pm
How one German city developed – and lost – generations of math geniuses

Anti-Semitism brought down one of the world's greatest centers for mathematical research.

David Gunderman, The Conversation
· Jan 19, 2019 · 09:30 pm