Stories about "Philip J. Davis"
Annual Sampson Lecture set at Bates

Tuesday, March 12, 1996 10:30 am

Davis is the author of several books, including "The Mathematics of Matrices" and "Spirals: From Theodorus to Chaos." Two books he co-authored with Reuben Hersh, "The Mathematical Experience" and "Descartes' Dream," have enjoyed worldwide popularity as explorations of the philosophy of mathematics and the role of mathematics in society. "The Mathematical Experience" won an American Book Award in 1983.