Essays in the History of Mathematics

Reminiscences about the origins of linear programming by G. B. Dantzig Functional analysis in the theory of partial differential equations by L. Garding Some influences of population biology on mathematics by F. C. Hoppensteadt PDE generalizations of the Sturm comparison theorem by K. Kreith Stochastic theory of epidemics-continuing efforts to achieve realism by J. Neyman and R. Price The origins of turning point theory by W. Wasow.