Sophie Germain (1776–1831) was one of the first distinguished female mathematicians of the modern era. Largely self-taught, she won the admiration and friendship of Legendre and Gauss (whose work also appears in this series). Germain is best known for her work on number theory, notably Fermat's Last Theorem, but she played an important part in establishing the foundations of elasticity. This book, described by her slightly younger contemporary Navier as 'a work which few men are able to read and which only one woman was able to write', contains her research on the topic, which was awarded a prize by the Paris Academy of Sciences. This work was published in Paris in 1821.
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Sophie Germain Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 179g ISBN:9781108050371 ISBN 10: 1108050379 Series:Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics Pages: 114 Publication Date:06 June 2013 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Avertissement; Recherches sur la théorie des surfaces élastiques; Errata.