Stephen Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier

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Brings the life and work of Stephen Smale to the attention of a larger community. There are few good biographies of mathematicians. Biographical writers are not usually trained in mathematics, and mathematicians do not usually write biographies. Though the author, Steve Batterson, is primarily a mathematician, he has long been intrigued by the notion of working on a biography of Smale. Here he records and makes known the life and accomplishments of this great mathematician and significant figure in intellectual history.