Now in new trade paper editions, these classic biographies of two of the greatest 20th Century mathematicians are being released under the Copernicus imprint. These noteworthy accounts of the lives of David Hilbert and Richard Courant are closely related: Courant's story is, in many ways, seen as the sequel to the story of Hilbert. Originally published to great acclaim, both books explore the dramatic scientific history expressed in the lives of these two great scientists and described in ...

Mathematical Problems is a seminal work by David Hilbert, one of the most influential mathematicians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Originally presented as a lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris in 1900, this book outlines 23 unsolved problems that Hilbert believed would shape the future of mathematical research. The problems span a wide range of mathematical disciplines, including number theory, algebra, geometry, analysis, and mathematical logic, r...

Sinister Secrets. Family Betrayal. A Fortune at Risk. Charlotte Dixon loves her life in Manhattan, but her world is decimated, and she finds herself severely in debt when she discovers her mother skimming money from her gallery. When Charlotte receives the news that her estranged father has passed away, she finds herself in small-town South Carolina, forced to partner with her half-sister in running the baseball team and family business. If she can make it through 365 long days of running ...

Jonathan is het slachtoffer van mishandelingen en vernederingen door zijn vader en van seksueel misbruik door zijn moeder. Hij ontdekt hoe hij het Wetboek van Strafrecht in zijn voordeel kan gebruiken en begint willekeurige vrouwen af te persen en te misbruiken. Zijn gewetenloze strafexpeditie begint met afpersing maar glijdt al snel af naar bloederige moordpartijen. Jonathan beschrijft alle gebeurtenissen in zijn dagboek. Maar is het echt allemaal gebeurd zoals hij het heeft opgeschreven?...

De jonge journalist Freddy Vermeit stuit op mysteries die zich meer dan zestig jaar eerder hebben afgespeeld. Hij komt op het spoor van een oude NSB'er die aan het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog een massamoord heeft gepleegd. Hij schrijft een spetterend verhaal over zijn speurtocht, maar dat komt hem duur te staan.

In "Mathematical Problems," David Hilbert presents a collection of rigorous mathematical challenges designed to stimulate thought and deepen understanding in the realm of pure mathematics. Composed in a clear and engaging style, the text intertwines Hilbert's systematic approach with profound insights, reflecting the spirit of early 20th-century mathematics. The book serves as a seminal reference work, encompassing a diverse range of topics, from algebra and number theory to geometry, enco...

Who of us would not be glad to lift the veil behind which the future lies hidden; to cast a glance at the next advances of our science and at the secrets of its development during future centuries? What particular goals will there be toward which the leading mathematical spirits of coming generations will strive? What new methods and new facts in the wide and rich field of mathematical thought will the new centuries disclose? History teaches the continuity of the development of science. We...

The Foundations of GeometryGeometry, like arithmetic, requires for its logical development only a small number of simple, fundamental principles. These fundamental principles are called the axioms of geometry. The choice of the axioms and the investigation of their relations to one another is a problem which, since the time of Euclid, has been discussed in numerous excellent memoirs to be found in the mathematical literature.This problem is tantamount to the ...

Sam Goldsmith challenges his foster son Robert Millner to prove that God does not exist and that religion is a conspiracy of Catholics, Muslims and Jews, When Millner, a journalist and staunch atheist, researches the topic he becomes the target of the Tiu, a murderous organization that protects the secrets of the lost pages of the Codex Argenteus, the Silver Bible. When the Tiu blows up his villa and kidnaps his children, Millner leaves no stone unturned to save his children and to unearth...

David Hilberts "Mathematische Probleme" stellt eine grundlegende Sammlung von Herausforderungen dar, die die Mathematik des 20. Jahrhunderts prägen. Veröffentlicht 1900 während des zweiten Internationalen Mathematikerkongresses in Paris, formuliert Hilbert eine Vielzahl von offenen Fragen, die sowohl tiefgreifende mathematische Konzepte als auch die Grenzen der mathematischen Logik berühren. In seinem prägnanten und klaren Stil gelingt es Hilbert, komplexe Ideen zugänglich zu machen, währe...

The Horn and the Halo is about an angelic demon who somehow ended up with a halo wedged over one of his horns. His childlike behavior and animated thoughts compel you to see him as a lovable character although he can be very devilish. As Lord Devil begins to plot against Thath, the book transitions to earth, where the Defense Forces (good guys and gals) are protecting the people of earth and the planet itself. The various characters in the military all play a vital role as a team to mainta...

Eine Geschichte zum Schachlernen, von Jörg Hilbert & Björn Lengwenus Wie geht Schach? Wer dieses Buch gelesen hat, weiß es! Königssohn Fritz und seine freche Cousine Bianca werden von König Schwarz zum Königsduell gefordert. Doch zuerst müssen die beiden herausfinden, wie das überhaupt geht. Zusammen mit dem Leser lernen sie, wie die Figuren ziehen, wie man jemanden schachmatt setzt, was man bei der Eröffnung beachten sollte und vieles mehr. Ein Königsduell ist nämlich nichts anderes als e...