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100 1  Yau, Shing-Tung,|d1949-|eauthor. 
245 14 The shape of a life :|bone mathematician's search for the 
       universe's hidden geometry /|cShing-Tung Yau and Steve 
       Nadis. 
264  1 New Haven :|bYale University Press,|c[2019] 
264  4 |c©2019 
300    1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of 
       plates) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
347    text file|2rdaft 
347    |b(pdf) 
500    Includes index. 
505 0  Itinerant youth -- Life goes on -- Coming to America -- In
       the foothills of Mount Calabi -- The march to the summit -
       - The road to Jiaoling -- A special year -- Strings and 
       waves in sunny San Diego -- Harvard bound -- Getting 
       centered -- Beyond Poincare -- Between two cultures. 
506    Access limited to subscribing institutions. 
520    "Harvard geometer and Fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau has 
       provided a mathematical foundation for string theory, 
       offered new insights into black holes, and mathematically 
       demonstrated the stability of our universe. In this 
       autobiography, Yau reflects on his improbable journey to 
       becoming one of the world's most distinguished 
       mathematicians. Beginning with an impoverished childhood 
       in China and Hong Kong, Yau takes readers through his 
       doctoral studies at Berkeley during the height of the 
       Vietnam War protests, his Fields Medal-winning proof of 
       the Calabi conjecture, his return to China, and his 
       pioneering work in geometric analysis. This new branch of 
       geometry, which Yau built up with his friends and 
       colleagues, has paved the way for solutions to several 
       important and previously intransigent problems. With 
       complicated ideas explained for a broad audience, this 
       book offers readers not only insights into the life of an 
       eminent mathematician, but also an accessible way to 
       understand advanced and highly abstract concepts in 
       mathematics and theoretical physics"--|cPublisher's 
       website. 
520    A Fields medalist recounts his lifelong transnational 
       effort to uncover the geometric shape -- the Calabi-Yau 
       manifold -- that may store the hidden dimensions of our 
       universe. "An unexpectedly intimate look into a highly 
       accomplished man, his colleagues and friends, the 
       development of a new field of geometric analysis, and a 
       glimpse into a truly uncommon mind."--Nina MacLaughlin, 
       Boston Globe "Engaging, eminently readable . . . For those
       with a taste for elegant and largely jargon-free 
       explanations of mathematics, The Shape of a Life promises 
       hours of rewarding reading."--Judith Goodstein, American 
       Scientist Harvard geometer and Fields medalist Shing-Tung 
       Yau has provided a mathematical foundation for string 
       theory, offered new insights into black holes, and 
       mathematically demonstrated the stability of our universe.
       In this autobiography, Yau reflects on his improbable 
       journey to becoming one of the world's most distinguished 
       mathematicians. Beginning with an impoverished childhood 
       in China and Hong Kong, Yau takes readers through his 
       doctoral studies at Berkeley during the height of the 
       Vietnam War protests, his Fields Medal-winning proof of 
       the Calabi conjecture, his return to China, and his 
       pioneering work in geometric analysis. This new branch of 
       geometry, which Yau built up with his friends and 
       colleagues, has paved the way for solutions to several 
       important and previously intransigent problems. With 
       complicated ideas explained for a broad audience, this 
       book offers readers not only insights into the life of an 
       eminent mathematician, but also an accessible way to 
       understand advanced and highly abstract concepts in 
       mathematics and theoretical physics. 
588    Publisher metadata. 
600 10 Yau, Shing-Tung,|d1949- 
650  0 Mathematicians|vBiography. 
650  0 Geometry, Differential. 
650  0 Geometric analysis. 
655  0 Electronic books. 
700 1  Nadis, Steve,|d1954-|eauthor. 
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