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Abel's Proof An Essay on the Sources and Meaning of Mathematical Unsolvability
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Abel's Proof An Essay on the Sources and Meaning of Mathematical Unsolvability Hardcover - 2003

by Pesic, Peter


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In 1824 a young Norwegian named Niels Henrik Abel proved conclusively that algebraic equations of the fifth order are not solvable in radicals. In this work, Peter Pesic shows what an important event this was in the history of thought. He also presents it as a remarkable human story. Abel was 21 when he self-published his proof, and he died five years later, poor and depressed, just before it started to receive wide acclaim. Abel's attempts to reach out to the mathematical elite of the day had been spurned, and he was unable to find a position that would allow him to work in peace and marry his fianc e.

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In 1824, a young Norwegian named Niels Henrik Abel published a small pamphlet announcing a new mathematical proof for an old problem.

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  • Title Abel's Proof An Essay on the Sources and Meaning of Mathematical Unsolvability
  • Author Pesic, Peter
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 213 pp.
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
  • Date May 1, 2003
  • ISBN 9780262162166
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