Table of Contents

Contents Preface A group forms The story of a name Young turks against stubborn priests Bourbaki's 'El'ements de Math'ematique Towards axioms and structures A snapshot of Bourbaki's work: Filters The Bourbaki seminar Subtle and austere schoolboys ""For the honor of the human spirit"" New math in the classroom An immortal mathematician? Acknowledgments Bibliography Photo credits Appendix.