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An Anecdotal History of the Scottish Book

In: The Scottish Book

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  • Stanislaw Ulam

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For those readers who may not know, I should start by saying that the so-called Scottish Book is an informal collection of problems in mathematics. It was begun in Lwów, Poland—my home town—in 1935; how and why will be explained in due course. Most of the problems are due to a few local mathematicians, myself included. Actually, many of the earlier problems originated well before 1935—perhaps 6 or 7 years before—during the period when I was still a student. As a budding mathematician, I regularly attended all the seminars and lectures in my field of interest, and made friends with several of the older, established mathematicians. I was then able to take part in the informal discussions—generally among two or three of us at a time—which were a standard feature of mathematical life in pre-World War II Lwów. For several years I was invariably the youngest person in any such group; ultimately, Mark Kac made his appearance, and I lost my special position to him, my junior by some five years.

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  • Stanislaw Ulam, 2015. "An Anecdotal History of the Scottish Book," Springer Books, in: The Scottish Book, edition 2, chapter 0, pages 3-11, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-22897-6_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22897-6_1
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