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Fatou, Julia, Montel: The Great Prize of Mathematical Sciences of 1918, and Beyond
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Fatou, Julia, Montel: The Great Prize of Mathematical Sciences of 1918, and Beyond (Lecture Notes in Mathematics / History of Mathematics Subseries)Fatou, Julia, Montel: The Great Prize of Mathematical Sciences of 1918, and Beyond (Lecture Notes in Mathematics / History of Mathematics Subseries)

How did Pierre Fatou and Gaston Julia create what we now call Complex Dynamics, in the context of the early twentieth century and especially of the First World War? The book is based partly on new, unpublished sources. Who were Pierre Fatou, Gaston Julia, Paul Montel? New biographical information is given on the little known mathematician that was Pierre Fatou. How did the injury of Julia during WW1 influence mathematical life in France? From the reviews of the French version: "Audin’s book is … filled with marvelous biographical information and analysis, dealing not just with the men mentioned in the book’s title but a large number of other players, too …
 
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