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Vazsonyi, Andrew. 2002. Which Door Has the Cadillac: Adventures of a Real-Life Mathematician.

Publication: Interfaces
Publication Date: 01-MAY-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Vazsonyi, Andrew. 2002. Which Door Has the Cadillac: Adventures of a Real-Life Mathematician.(Book Review)

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VAZSONYI, ANDREW. 2002. Which Door Has the Cadillac: Adventures of a Real-Life Mathematician. Writer's Club Press (an imprint of iUniverse, Inc.), New York. 317 pp. $17.95.

I was startled when my 19-year-old nephew noticed Which Door Has the Cadillac on the bookshelf and exclaimed, "Wow--a book by Andy Vazsonyi! Cool!" My nephew, who is not particularly fond of math, immediately recognized Andy as the man who saved the all-important P-51 Mustang plane in the 1940s. But then again, I really should not have been surprised by my nephew's reaction, as Andy's amazing life and work have touched such a wide variety of people and events during his long and storied career. Anyone involved in mathematical modeling will recognize Andy's name, even those of us not up on aviation history. Readers of Decision Line enjoy his often-provocative monthly column,...

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