The work of Jesse Douglas on Minimal Surfaces
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This paper describes the work of Jesse Douglas on the Plateau problem, work for which he was awarded a Fields Medal in 1936, and considers the contributions Tibor Rado made in the 1930s.
8 pages. Paper is accepted for publication in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society fr April 2008
8 pages. Paper is accepted for publication in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society fr April 2008