MY LIFE AS A MATHEMATICIAN

Cédric Villani

Chapter 3 in Creativity, Imagination and Innovation:Perspectives and Inspirational Stories, 2018, pp 19-30 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: “Work to live; live to work”: the topic of this iMagination Week is the perfect topic for a philosophical dissertation. And so, I will attempt to follow the codes of such an exercise, using examples drawn from my life as a mathematician.

Keywords: Creativity; Innovation; Imagination; Aesthetics; Transdisciplinarity; Lateral Thinking; Testimonials; Inspiration; Intelligence; Knowledge Economy; Disruption; Dreams; Future (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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