David Vogan
The recent machine calculation of the characters of the Lie group of type E8 was a mathematical and computational achievement receiving widespread public attention. The author, one of the particpants in the project, explains why the result was significant and tells the story of how it was done.
(pp. 1122)
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John Ewing
Paul Halmos (1916-2006) wrote widely about doing, teaching, and communicating mathematics. This collection of excerpts presents some of his best writing.
(pp. 1136)
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