The Guardian: The Weil Conjectures by Karen Olsson review – maths and mysticism
Austin American-Statesman: In 'The Weil Conjectures,' Karen Olsson merges memoir and meditation on math
In 'The Weil Conjectures,' Karen Olsson merges memoir and meditation on math
A vivid account of the relationship between Simone and André Weil takes in political action, unworldliness and the history of maths On 1 September 1939, Simone Weil sent a telegram to her brother ...
Let’s just get this out of the way: any book about Simone Weil is, for one reason or another, worth reading. That might sound like too bold a claim, but some figures engender this sort of response.
As a teenager, Simone Weil thought about killing herself. The reason? She could no longer keep up with her older brother André at math. “I didn’t mind having no visible successes,” she later explained ...
(Books of The Times): At the 1994 reception for the prestigious Kyoto Prize, awarded for achievements that contribute to humanity, French mathematician André Weil turned to his fellow honoree, film ...
A friend who recently defended his dissertation in comparative literature mentioned Simone Weil’s writing on the Iliad in his defense. Afterwards, I told him her brother André was a famous ...
Scroll: How are writing and mathematics related? This biography of the Weill siblings explores the links
As a girl, I too was attracted to Simone Weil. How could anyone not be? Mystical, intense and crazy, Weil radiates the kind of posthumous aura that dazzles youth and seduces young women. In The Weil ...