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Dewey Class	510.9
Title	Random Curves ([Ebook]) : Journeys of a Mathematician / by Neal Koblitz.
Author	Koblitz, Neal. , 1948-
Other name(s)	SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer , 2008.
Physical Details	: online resource.
ISBN	9783540740780
Summary Note	These autobiographical memoirs of Neal Koblitz, coinventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and digital signature, cover many topics besides his own personal career in mathematics and cryptography - travels to the Soviet Union, Latin America, Vietnam and elsewhere, political activism, and academic controversies relating to math education, the C. P. Snow two-culture problem, and mistreatment of women in academia. The stories speak for themselves and reflect the experiences of a student and later a scientist caught up in the tumultuous events of his generation.:
Contents note	Early Years -- Harvard -- SDS -- The Army -- Spring of 1972 -- Academics -- The Soviet Union -- Racism and Apartheid -- Vietnam. Part I -- Vietnam. Part II -- Nicaragua and Cuba -- El Salvador -- Two Cultures -- Cryptography -- Education -- Arizona -- Index.
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users).
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74078-0
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Data Encryption . Data encryption (Computer science) . Data structures (Computer science) . Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory . History of mathematics . Mathematicians - United States - Biography . Mathematics . Mathematics - History . Number Theory . Authors: Koblitz, Neal. 1948- . Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service) . Classification: 510.9 . 510.9 (DDC 23) .

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