Transcript Famous Mathematicians I have Interviewed

Anthony Barcellos
American River College
CMC3
December 2012
Three Interviews
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Anthony Barcellos
American River College
CMC3
December 2012
Anthony Barcellos
American River College
CMC3
December 2012
Henry Alder
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Sherman Stein
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Tom Sallee
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Geometry term paper
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The relationship of non-Euclidean
geometry to the universe and
everything in it
Geometry term paper
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The relationship of non-Euclidean
geometry to the universe and
everything in it
“Seems a little broad”
AAAS Mass Media
Fellowship Program
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James Nachtwey
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The Senate Fellowship Program
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Albert Rodda
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Jesse Unruh
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Office Building 1
(Jesse M. Unruh State Office Building)
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“Hello. I’m from the state
and I’m here to help you.”
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Pat Brown
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Anastasio Somoza
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Bill Gates
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Don Albers
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Martin Gardner
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Semi-autobiography
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Thompson updated
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Oz updated
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Stan Ulam
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Adventures of a
Mathematician
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Benoit Mandelbrot
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The graph [corrected!]
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The Interview
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 The most important autobiographical
piece was “Benoit Mandelbrot,
Interview by Anthony Barcellos,” in
Mathematical People: Profiles and
Interviews.
Mandelbrot Interview
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 Before: You are tirelessly imaginative
and are the true father of fractals.
Mandelbrot Interview
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 Before: You are tirelessly imaginative
and are the true father of fractals.
 After: You are often referred to as “the
father of fractals,” and you have been
called “tirelessly imaginative.”
John Horton Conway
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St Paul’s Square, Birmingham
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The End?
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