Mile Borel A Life In Mathematics And Politics Across Two Centuries Pierre Guiraldenq by Pierre Guiraldenq 9783985470136, 3985470138 instant download after payment.

Émile Borel, one of the early developers of measure theory and proba-
bility, was among the first to show the importance of the calculus of
probability as a tool for the experimental sciences. A prolific and gifted
researcher, his scientific works, so vast in number and scope, earned
him international recognition. In addition, at the origin of the founda-
tion of the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris and longtime its director, he
also served as member of the French Parliament, minister of the Navy,
president of the League of Nations Union, and president of the French
Academy of Sciences.
The book follows Borel, one of France’s leading scientific and political
figures of the first half of the twentieth century, through the various
stages and the most significant events of his life, across two centuries
and two wars.
Originally published in French, this new English edition of the book
will appeal primarily to mathematicians and those with an interest in
the history of science, but it should not disappoint anyone wishing to
explore, through the life of an exceptional scientist and man, a chapter
of history from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to the beginnings of
contemporary Europe.