A Century of Mathematics in America

A Century of Mathematics in America
ISBN-10
0821801244
ISBN-13
9780821801246
Category
Mathematics
Pages
490
Language
English
Published
1988
Publisher
American Mathematical Soc.
Authors
Richard Askey, Uta C. Merzbach, Peter L. Duren

Description

In the 100 years since the founding of the AMS, the American mathematical community has grown from a small group heavily dependent on European mathematicians to a large and influential group that in many areas sets the standard for the rest of the world. By the 1930s, there was a flourishing mathematical community to welcome the influx of mathematicians fleeing Europe. This volume, the first in the History of Mathematics series, brings together a variety of perspectives on the political, social, and mathematical forces that have shaped the American mathematical community in the past century.

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