A Mathematician's Apology

G. H. Hardy info

First published 1940

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Hardy on why pure mathematics is worth doing, written near the end of his career.

The author

G. H. Hardy

1877–1947 · British mathematician

Copley Medal
Professor at Cambridge
Professor at Oxford
Fellow of the Royal Society

Profession: Mathematician, Professor
Worked at: Oxford, Cambridge
Studied at: Cambridge
Studied under: Augustus Edward Hough Love, E. T. Whittaker
Prizes: Copley Medal (1947), Royal Medal (1920), De Morgan Medal (1929), Sylvester Medal (1940), Fellow of the Royal Society (1910), Smith's Prize (1901), Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1928), Chauvenet Prize (1932)

Championed the self-taught Ramanujan and brought him to Cambridge.

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36 editions · 1 hardcover, 9 paperback · 4 languages

First published 1940

Earliest edition listed: 1940 · The University Press

1940 · The University Press
1940 · Cambridge University Press
1940 · Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9780521052078
1941 · University Press
1948 · The University Press
1967 · Cambridge University Press
1967 · Cambridge U.P. · 1st ed.reprinted.
1967 · University Press · [1st ed.]

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1967 · Cambridge U.P. · [1st ed.] reprinted with a foreword by C. P. Snow.
1967 · Cambridge U.P. · [1st ed.] reprinted with a foreword by C. P. Snow.
1967 · Cambridge University Press
1969 · Cambridge University
1969 · The University Press · [Rev. ed.]
1969 · The University Press · [Rev. ed.]
1989 · Garzanti · Italian · ISBN 9788811652250
1992 · Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9780511007378
1992 · Cambridge University Press · Canto Edition · ISBN 9780521427067
2000 · Nivola · Paperback · Spanish · ISBN 9788493071905
2008 · Obrador Edèndum, SL. · Paperback · ISBN 9788493660918
2010 · Universidad del País Vasco · Hardcover · ISBN 9788498604245
2011 · CreateSpace · ISBN 9781466402690
2012 · Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9781107390584
2013 · Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9781139644112
2013 · Cambridge University Press · Canto ed. · ISBN 9781107604636
2014 · Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9781107295599
2016 · Rehak, David · ISBN 9781987817454
2017 · Capitán Swing · Paperback · ISBN 9788494740794
2017 · Capitán Swing · Paperback · ISBN 9788494740794
2017 · Capitán Swing · Paperback · ISBN 9788494740794
2017 · Capitán Swing · Paperback · ISBN 9788494740794
2018 · Independently Published · ISBN 9781717904713
2018 · Blurb · ISBN 9781388440367
2018 · Martino Fine Books · Paperback · ISBN 9781684221851
2019 · Lector House · Paperback · ISBN 9789389701050
2021 · Rehak, David · ISBN 9781774641408
TÜBITAK Yayinlari · Paperback · Turkish · ISBN 9789754030020

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Subjects

Mathematics