A Richer Picture of Mathematics | Buch

Cover: 9783319678184 | A Richer Picture of Mathematics | The Göttingen Tradition and Beyond

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Beschreibung

Historian David E. Rowe captures the rich tapestry of mathematical creativity in this collection of essays from the ¿Years Agö column of The Mathematical Intelligencer. With topics ranging from ancient Greek mathematics to modern relativistic cosmology, this collection conveys the impetus and spirit of Rowe¿s various and many-faceted contributions to the history of mathematics. Centered on the Göttingen mathematical tradition, these stories illuminate important facets of mathematical activity often overlooked in other accounts.

Six sections place the essays in chronological and thematic order, beginning with new introductions that contextualize each section. The essays that follow recount episodes relating to the section¿s overall theme. All of the essays in this collection, with the exception of two, appeared over the course of more than 30 years in The Mathematical Intelligencer. Based largely on archival and primary sources, these vignettes offer unusual insights into behind-the-scenes events. Taken together, they aim to show how Göttingen managed to attract an extraordinary array of talented individuals, several of whom contributed to the development of a new mathematical culture during the first decades of the twentieth century.

Über den Autor

David E. Rowe is professor emeritus for history of mathematics and natural sciences at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. He studied mathematics (Ph.D. 1981) and history of science (M.A. 1980) at the University of Oklahoma and then took a second doctorate in history at the CUNY Graduate Center, while teaching for ten years at Pace University in New York. Rowe spent two years in Göttingen as a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, and much of his research relates to the Göttingen mathematical tradition. He has written or edited over 100 books and articles and has been invited to lecture at many institutions throughout Europe and North America. With Robert Schulmann he co-edited the sourcebook Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb, Princeton, 2007.

Zusammenfassung

Presents a diverse selection of previously published essays on the history of mathematics

Covers topics ranging from ancient Greek mathematics to modern relativistic cosmology

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Foreword.- Part 1: Two Rival Centers Gottingen vs. Berlin.- Part 2: The Young Felix Klein.- Part 3: David Hilbert Steps Onstage.- Part 4: Mathematics and the Relativity Revolution.- Part 5: Gottingen in the Era of Hilbert and Courant.- Part 6: People and Legacies.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Mathematik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xix 461 S. 133 s/w Illustr. 72 farbige Illustr. 461 p. 205 illus. 72 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319678184
ISBN-10:	3319678183
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-319-67818-4
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Rowe, David E.
Auflage:	1st ed. 2018
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Maße:	285 x 215 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	David E. Rowe
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.03.2018
Gewicht:	1,564 kg