"Extremely readable recollections of the author... A rare testimony of a period of the history of 20th century mathematics. Includes very interesting recollections on the author's participation in the formation of the Bourbaki Group, tells of his meetings and conversations with leading mathematicians, reflects his views on mathematics. The book describes an extraordinary career...
"Extremely readable recollections of the author... A rare testimony of a period of the history of 20th century mathematics. Includes very interesting recollections on the author's participation in the formation of the Bourbaki Group, tells of his meetings and conversations with leading mathematicians, reflects his views on mathematics. The book describes an extraordinary career of an exceptional man and mathematicians. Strongly recommended to specialists as well as to the general public." EMS Newsletter (1992) "This excellent book is the English edition of the author's autobiography. This very enjoyable reading is recommended to all mathematicians."Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum (1992)
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On the examination, I was given a question relating to Kant and Durkheim. I was familiar enough with the textbook in use to write an acceptable essay, but in truth I had never read a sentence written by either of these authors, and I was shocked to receive a grade far superior to what I thought I deserved. When the philosophy examiner inquired as to my plans for the following year, I replied without hesitation: ``I will be studying for the entrance exams for the Ecole Normale.'' ``In philosophy, of course?'' ``Oh no, sir; in mathematics.'' It seemed to me that a subject in which one could do so well while barely knowing what one was talking about was hardly worthy of respect. Youth is unjust.
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I had the privilege of spending not my days but my nights in his (Mittag-Leffler) b... (查看原文)
It was also during my final years in high school that my enthusiasm for literature, and above all for Greek poetry, was enhanced by a taste for old editions of the Greek and Latin authors. Some of these were still to be found along the quays of the Seine. Reading these old editions made me feel even closer to the writers of antiquity - not that their contemporaries themselves had read such volumes, but the sixteenth-century editions upon which my predilection soon settled were the work of the great humanists such as Estienne, Aldus, and Bude; and they were not so very far removed from the manuscripts. I knew that the modern editions might boast more reliable and more accurate texts; but that was not important to me.Moreover, I came to see that the more recent editions infallibly suffer fro... (查看原文)
从3月底开始读的，读了好久。我英文太差。weil算是传统的欧洲精英。有拉丁语传统那种。文中有大量英法德希腊拉丁语名词。还有一些音译的梵语词。很多地名对我也陌生，对我个人来说读起来还是比较累的。书的内容大体分成几部分，青少年时期，在印度当老师的日子，Bourbaki，二战时期的牢狱之灾与流亡。都挺有意思的。二战部分会觉得法国的监狱算是文明的。同时也能感受到战时个人的渺小，一个选择就可能带来极大的差别...从3月底开始读的，读了好久。我英文太差。weil算是传统的欧洲精英。有拉丁语传统那种。文中有大量英法德希腊拉丁语名词。还有一些音译的梵语词。很多地名对我也陌生，对我个人来说读起来还是比较累的。书的内容大体分成几部分，青少年时期，在印度当老师的日子，Bourbaki，二战时期的牢狱之灾与流亡。都挺有意思的。二战部分会觉得法国的监狱算是文明的。同时也能感受到战时个人的渺小，一个选择就可能带来极大的差别。Weil无疑是幸运的。序中说这本书里妻子和妹妹讲得少，但对作者很重要her presence and her absence form the warp on which the entire weft of my life was woven。妹妹出现的时候就会觉得开心。他们夫妻感情好(展开)
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5 有用 大毛光光头 2009-07-05 22:34:44
Andre Weil的自传，值得一读。根据我搜索的结果，她妹妹比他有名。
3 有用 感冒的冬天 2023-12-12 19:14:51 福建
从3月底开始读的，读了好久。我英文太差。weil算是传统的欧洲精英。有拉丁语传统那种。文中有大量英法德希腊拉丁语名词。还有一些音译的梵语词。很多地名对我也陌生，对我个人来说读起来还是比较累的。书的内容大体分成几部分，青少年时期，在印度当老师的日子，Bourbaki，二战时期的牢狱之灾与流亡。都挺有意思的。二战部分会觉得法国的监狱算是文明的。同时也能感受到战时个人的渺小，一个选择就可能带来极大的差别... 从3月底开始读的，读了好久。我英文太差。weil算是传统的欧洲精英。有拉丁语传统那种。文中有大量英法德希腊拉丁语名词。还有一些音译的梵语词。很多地名对我也陌生，对我个人来说读起来还是比较累的。书的内容大体分成几部分，青少年时期，在印度当老师的日子，Bourbaki，二战时期的牢狱之灾与流亡。都挺有意思的。二战部分会觉得法国的监狱算是文明的。同时也能感受到战时个人的渺小，一个选择就可能带来极大的差别。Weil无疑是幸运的。序中说这本书里妻子和妹妹讲得少，但对作者很重要her presence and her absence form the warp on which the entire weft of my life was woven。妹妹出现的时候就会觉得开心。他们夫妻感情好 (展开)
1 有用 das Seyn 2024-12-16 00:17:46 北京
没想到 Weil 在数学之外的兴趣如此广博，例如，一开始看到讲搜集 Aldus 等人的早期印本，衹是诧异一个世纪前，这些早期印本，普通人尚且买得起，后面提到相当珍视 Simon de Colines 的 Sophokles 印本，认为是他希腊文 typography 的杰作，就不禁击节赞叹了。1926 年访问德国时，同 Courant、Noether、Hilbert 等数学家会面之外，还听了 Fu... 没想到 Weil 在数学之外的兴趣如此广博，例如，一开始看到讲搜集 Aldus 等人的早期印本，衹是诧异一个世纪前，这些早期印本，普通人尚且买得起，后面提到相当珍视 Simon de Colines 的 Sophokles 印本，认为是他希腊文 typography 的杰作，就不禁击节赞叹了。1926 年访问德国时，同 Courant、Noether、Hilbert 等数学家会面之外，还听了 Furtwängler 指挥贝多芬、Wilamowitz 讲 Thukydides；到了 1939 年，则险些在芬兰被处决，后来又遭牢狱之灾（但看作者描述当时关押过的监狱，感觉条件还是比较人道的）——读者难免生发感慨，但行文很克制。另外，偶尔的政治、伦理、道德评论也很有意思。 (展开)
0 有用 beren 2024-08-05 17:45:12 广东
Weil的传奇人生，读到在芬兰被抓差点儿被处决那段，真的感叹时代面前人的渺小。
2 有用 成语 2019-10-07 18:09:07
数学传奇的传奇人生 特别是二战中入狱、参战、流亡等境遇 非常引人入胜 至巴西后戛然而止 读得意犹未尽 但也庆幸作者终于可以平静安稳地过一个数学家的生活了