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Random Curves [electronic resource] :Journeys of a Mathematician / by Neal Koblitz.

by Koblitz, Neal [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.Description: online resource.ISBN: 9783540740780.Subject(s): Mathematics | Data structures (Computer science) | Data encryption (Computer science) | Mathematics_$xHistory | Number theory | Mathematics | History of Mathematics | Number Theory | Data Encryption | Data Structures, Cryptology and Information TheoryDDC classification: 510.9 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Early Years -- Harvard -- SDS -- The Army -- Spring of 1972 -- Academics -- The Soviet Union -- Racism and Apartheid -- Vietnam Part I -- Vietnam Part II -- Nicaragua and Cuba -- El Salvador and Peru -- Two Cultures -- Cryptography -- Education -- Arizona.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: These autobiographical memoirs of Neal Koblitz, coinventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and digital signature, cover many topics besides his own personal career in mathematics and cryptography - travels to the Soviet Union, Latin America, Vietnam and elsewhere, political activism, and academic controversies relating to math education, the C. P. Snow two-culture problem, and mistreatment of women in academia. The stories speak for themselves and reflect the experiences of a student and later a scientist caught up in the tumultuous events of his generation.
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Early Years -- Harvard -- SDS -- The Army -- Spring of 1972 -- Academics -- The Soviet Union -- Racism and Apartheid -- Vietnam Part I -- Vietnam Part II -- Nicaragua and Cuba -- El Salvador and Peru -- Two Cultures -- Cryptography -- Education -- Arizona.

These autobiographical memoirs of Neal Koblitz, coinventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and digital signature, cover many topics besides his own personal career in mathematics and cryptography - travels to the Soviet Union, Latin America, Vietnam and elsewhere, political activism, and academic controversies relating to math education, the C. P. Snow two-culture problem, and mistreatment of women in academia. The stories speak for themselves and reflect the experiences of a student and later a scientist caught up in the tumultuous events of his generation.

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