Too many hours in dark & dank corner ???How can I forget Herstein's Topic in Algebra. That is the bible for beginning Algebra.
Birkhoff & Mac Lane is the classic in Modern AlgebraHow can I forget Herstein's Topic in Algebra. That is the bible for beginning Algebra.
Garrett Birkhoff also see here as you see from the list in that link, Birkhoff was quite active. I know nothing of is social actives.Norbert Wiener claimed that his career was deleteriously affected by the anti-Semitism of Birkoff. I read this in some book but I can't remember which book (maybe on this forum knows). I don't if it is the same Birkhoff who was the author of Modern Algebra. I did have this book at one time.