The beginnings of applied mathematics after the Second World War

Lax, Peter D.

doi:10.1090/qam/1668731

Author: Peter D. Lax
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 607-615
MSC: Primary 01A60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/1668731
MathSciNet review: MR1668731
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