References for Mark Kac
Books:
- K Baclawski and M D Donsker (eds.), Mark Kac : probability, number theory, and statistical physics, Mathematicians of Our Time 14 (Cambridge, Mass.-London, 1979).
- M Kac, Enigmas of chance : an autobiography (California, 1987).
Articles:
- L R Abramson, B Maher, V C Tartter and H W Norton, Statistical queries : 'Statistical odds and ends', Amer. Sci. 71 (2) (1983), 186-187.
- M Feigenbaum, An interview with Stan Ulam and Mark Kac, J. Statist. Phys. 39 (5-6) (1985), 455-476.
- M Feigenbaum, Reflections of the Polish masters - an interview with Stanislaw Ulam and Mark Kac, Wiadom. Mat. 30 (1) (1993), 93-114.
- M Flato, and E Lieb, Obituary : Mark Kac (1914-1984), Lett. Math. Phys. 8 (6) (1984), 453.
- M Kac, Reply to 'Statistical queries : Statistical odds and ends', Amer. Sci. 71 (4) (1983), 348-350.
- H Kesten, The influence of Mark Kac on probability theory, Ann. Probab. 14 (4) (1986), 1103-1128.
- H Kesten, Correction : 'The influence of Mark Kac on probability theory', Ann. Probab. 15 (3) (1987), 1228.
- Mark Kac 1914-1984, Notices Amer. Math. Soc. 32 (1985), 7.
- Publications of Mark Kac, Ann. Probab. 14 (4) (1986), 1149-1154.
- R A Raimi, The world should have known him better, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (11 November, 1984).
- C J Thompson, The contributions of Mark Kac to mathematical physics, Ann. Probab. 14 (4) (1986), 1129-1138.
June 1998
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