Post-war, Gantmacher penned one of the most influential works in applied mathematics: "Theory of Matrices" (Vols. 1 & 2). These volumes are still foundational today — from control theory to quantum mechanics.
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Just 262 pages long, this concise volume is an absolute gem: clear, rigorous, and elegant. It was once one of my favorite books — a perfect bridge between theoretical physics and applied mathematics.
As department chair at MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology), Gantmacher mentored a generation of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. His influence shaped Soviet education and research for decades.
Though not formally labeled an AI researcher, Gantmacher was closely associated with Mark Aizerman, a pivotal figure in Soviet cybernetics and early machine learning.
Gantmacher’s expertise in systems, feedback, and stability naturally fed into the mathematical foundations of what we now call AI. So while he may not have called it that, his work helped build it.
Feliks Gantmacher’s name might not trend on social media, but his fingerprints are everywhere — in linear systems, missile guidance, mechanical theory, and even the DNA of early AI.
A mathematician. An engineer. A mentor.
A true warrior-scholar.
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📖 A Hidden Gem: Lectures on Mechanics
And luckily for English-speaking readers, another of Gantmacher’s masterpieces — Lectures in Analytical Mechanics — is available in translation!
🧬 Builder of Scientific Legacy
🤖 Close to the Roots of AI
🏛️ Legacy
A mathematician. An engineer. A mentor.
A true warrior-scholar.
https://archive.org/details/lectures-in-analytical-mechanics-f.-gantmacher
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