The War of Guns and Mathematics: Mathematical Practices and Communities in France and Its Western Allies Around World War I (History of Mathematics) (History of Mathematics, 42)
Language: English
Published by American Mathematical Society, 2014
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- Title
- The War of Guns and Mathematics: Mathematical Practices and Communities in France and Its Western Allies Around World War I (History of Mathematics) (History of Mathematics, 42)
- Author
- David Aubin; Catherine Goldstein
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Publication year
- 2014
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- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1470414694
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- 9781470414696
By focusing on a few key places (Paris, Cambridge, Rome, Chicago, and others), the present book gathers studies representing a broad spectrum of positions adopted by mathematicians about the conflict, from militant pacifism to military, scientific, or ideological mobilization. The use of mathematics for war is thoroughly examined.
This book suggests a new vision of the long-term influence of World War I on mathematics and mathematicians. Continuities and discontinuities in the structure and organization of the mathematical sciences are discussed, as well as their images in various milieux. Topics of research and the values with which they were defended are scrutinized. This book, in particular, proposes a more in-depth evaluation of the issue of modernity and modernization in mathematics.
The issue of scientific international relations after the war is revisited by a close look at the situation in a few Allied countries (France, Britain, Italy, and the USA). The historiography has emphasized the place of Germany as the leading mathematical country before WWI and the absurdity of its postwar ostracism by the Allies. The studies presented here help explain how dramatically different prewar situations, prolonged interaction during the war, and new international postwar organizations led to attempts at redrafting models for mathematical developments.
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About the Author
Catherine Goldstein, CNRS, Institut de mathematiques de Jussieu-Paris Rive Gauche, France
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