David E. Rowe

A Richer Picture of Mathematics (eBook, PDF)

The Göttingen Tradition and Beyond

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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

Covers topics ranging from ancient Greek mathematics to modern relativistic cosmology

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 461
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319678191
• Artikelnr.: 52942723

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.