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Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure by Cédric Villani
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
2.0
Written in French by world famous mathematician, Cédric Villani, and translated to English with additional corrections and clarification, Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure is a haphazard collection of thoughts about the author's mathematical journey to winning the Fields medal. This book was published a few years after the author received the Fields medal in 2010. The main issue with the book seems to be the intended audience. It tries to appeal to a wide range of people and seems to spectacularly miss almost everyone.
There are some nice illustrations of mathematicians and some passages in the book shed a light on the daily workings of an acclaimed mathematician. There are whole sections of email correspondences and mathematical theorems which are terse and pointless as far as the story telling goes. It doesn't feel like an enjoyable read.
There are some nice illustrations of mathematicians and some passages in the book shed a light on the daily workings of an acclaimed mathematician. There are whole sections of email correspondences and mathematical theorems which are terse and pointless as far as the story telling goes. It doesn't feel like an enjoyable read.