Gray, Jeremy (Author)
Oxford University Press
Physical Details: 240 pp.
Language: English
Description Discusses David Hilbert's “23 Problems” address in Paris before the International Congress of Mathematicians on August 8, 1900, (included here) in relation to his time and modern views. Includes a biographical look at Hilbert.
Review Mazzotti, Massimo (2002) Review of "The Hilbert challenge". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 118).
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