Juliusz Schauder - personal reminiscences

c○1995 Juliusz Schauder Center for Nonlinear Studies

The connective K-theory groups ko∗(Bπ) of a group π appear in many contexts; for example, they are the building blocks for equivariant spin bordism at the prime 2. They also play an important role in the Gromov–Lawson–Rosenberg conjecture which was the starting point of our original investigation [5]. The second author first studied the eta invariant, which is an analytic invariant, whilst a gr...

Some personal reminiscences of Olga Taussky-Todd

Working with Zdzislaw Pawlak - Personal Reminiscences

This paper accompanies panel contribution of the author to the session devoted to personal reminiscences of Professor Zdzis law Pawlak, a computer scientist and engineer. In particular we discuss some aspects of the work of Pawlak and researchers in his circle of collaborators in 1960ies, and especially, 1970ies. Given the lack of archival materials, the author bases this writing on personal re...

Reminiscences and reflections on kuru, personal and scientific

These reminiscences and reflections are about kuru, its effect on the people who suffered from the disease, the research into kuru over a period of 50 years, and the scientists, doctors and others whose dedicated work led to the solution of this mysterious and devastating disease. The reminiscences and reflections of 37 participants in the kuru story are gathered here. They are arranged in alph...

Some Personal Reminiscences of the Mathematical Work of Paul Turán

Our frienctslup and collaboration spread over most of our active and scientific life. We first met at the University of Budapest in September 1930 and innnediately discovered our common interest in number theory and prinie nuinbers in particular. Our last mathematical discussion 11 days before his death was also about prime numbers. My last letter to hini (written from Canada) arrived after he ...