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050 00 $aQA29.K23$bA34 1985
100 1 $aKac, Mark.
245 10 $aEnigmas of chance :$ban autobiography /$cMark Kac.
250 $a1st ed.
260 0 $aNew York :$bHarper & Row,$cc1985.
300 $axxvii, 163 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
440 0 $aAlfred P. Sloan Foundation series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aHow I became a mathematician -- The beginning -- Lwów -- The search for the meaning of independence -- On toast! -- Cornell -- Cornell II -- The Rockefeller University : the dream that almost came true.
520 $aThis autobiography covers the life of Mark Kac, the Polish mathematician known best for his interest in probability theory. His question, "Can you hear the shape of a drum?"set the stage for research into spectral theory.
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776 08 $iOnline version:$aKac, Mark.$tEnigmas of chance.$b1st ed.$dNew York : Harper & Row, ©1985$w(OCoLC)625795328
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