The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles

8vo. Pp. [xii], 237. Index. Grey-blue printed wraps. In pictorial dustwrapper.

In May 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute elevated seven long-standing open problems in mathematics to the status of Millennium Prize Problems, endowing each with a million-dollar prize. They encompass areas of pure and applied mathematics, from topology and number theory to particle physics, cryptography, computing and even aircraft design. "The seven 'million-dollar problems' described here are truly among the great mountain-tops of mathematics. Still unclimbed, they are probably more difficult to conquer than any real mountains on this earth." –David Eisenbud, Director, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, California