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"Every line will delight lovers of mathematics, but even readers who have never had a mathematical thought will--if they love evidence of humane intelligence and wise wit--find here much to savor. A very special classic." SciTech Book News
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Littlewood's Miscellany, which includes most of the earlier work as well as much of the material Professor Littlewood collected after the publication of A Mathematician's Miscellany, allows us to see academic life in Cambridge, especially in Trinity College, through the eyes of one of its greatest figures. The joy that Professor Littlewood found in life and mathematics is reflected in the many amusing anecdotes about his contemporaries, written in his pungent, aphoristic style. The general reader should, in most instances, have no trouble following the mathematical passages. For this publication, the new material has been prepared by Béla Bollobás; his foreword is based on a talk he gave to the British Society for the History of Mathematics on the occasion of Littlewood's centenary.
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1. A Miscellany is a collection without a natural ordering relation; I shall not attempt a spurious unity by imposing artificial ones. Read the first page
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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To illustrate my point, the anecdote's appearing in this book include the story of a lecturer who began a problem with the words "supose there are n childeren in a room" at which point he was promptly intereupted by a student asking, "What if there aren't n childeren in the room?"
This collection, first published in 1953, contains some wonderful insights into the development and lifestyle of a great mathematician as well as numerouse anecdotes, mathematical (Lion and man is excellent) and not-so-matematical. The latest edition contains several worthwhile additions, including a splendid lecture entitled 'The Mathematician's Art of Work', (as well as variouse items of interest mainly ot those who believe that the great court of Trinity college, Cambridge is the centre of the universe).
This collection, first published in 1953, contains some wonderful insights into the development and lifestyle of a great mathematician as well as numerouse anecdotes, mathematical (Lion and man is excellent) and not-so-matematical. The latest edition contains several worthwhile additions, including a splendid lecture entitled 'The Mathematician's Art of Work', (as well as variouse items of interest mainly ot those who believe that the great court of Trinity college, Cambridge is the centre of the universe).
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Littlewood was unquestionably one of the great mathematicians of the 20th centuary and (seemingly) a great wit. This book presents a delightful look at academic life at Trinity college. Being Cambridge, presumably not a great deal has changed...
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
A celebration of the excitement and joy of doing mathematics
23 Aug 1998
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There has been a flood of recent books detailing the agony and even the mental illness of mathematicians. This book is a rare and refreshing exception. A collection of the popular writings of J. E. Littlewood, a leading mathematician of the twentieth century, it demonstrates and celebrates the intellectual excitement and even the joy of doing creative mathematics.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Gaiety of genius MIGHT be an understatement
26 Feb 2004
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Littlewood is the kind of historical scientific figure people look up to, not only because of his legacy in mathematical research but also for his towering intellectual reputation. I (shamelessly) admit here that I've read and reread this book so many times, each time picking up some nuances and details that Littlewood subtly convey between his lines. It is a glimpse into the mind of a genius. His style of writing is not out-of-fashion even many years after he put it on paper, probably in between replying to math letters from Hardy, and proving a theorem in analysis. Miscellany is nothing short than the last century's most incredible mathematical essay.
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