Republic of Numbers : Unexpected Stories of Mathematical Americans through History /

"This book tells the story of how America changed from a nation devoid of mathematical interest and expertise into a powerhouse of thinkers. The story is told chronologically, with one example pulled from each decade; these chapters reveal pivotal moments in America's mathematical maturati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Roberts, David Lindsay (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mathematics.
Mathematicians.
Mathematiques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Mathematiciens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Mathematics > United States > History.
Mathematicians > United States > Biography.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Practical navigator : Nathaniel Bowditch, 1806
  • Hudson River School : Sylvanus Thayer, 1815
  • Political arithmetic : Abraham Lincoln, 1826
  • Textbook messages : Catherine Beecher and Joseph Ray, 1832
  • Learning to count : J. Willard Gibbs, 1841
  • Naval reserve : Charles H. Davis, 1857
  • General principles : Daniel Harvey Hill, 1862
  • Fellow worker : Christine Ladd-Franklin, 1878
  • Straddler : Kelly Miller, 1887
  • Frontiersmen : Herman Hollerith and E.H. Moore, 1893.
  • Poetic historian : E.T. Bell, 1906
  • Man of school mathematics : Charles M. Austin, 1914
  • Organization man : E.B. Wilson, 1922
  • Versed in math : Lillian R. Lieber and Hugh G. Lieber, 1931
  • Machine whisperer : Grace Hopper, 1941
  • Survivor : Izaak Wirszup, 1956
  • Carrying Old Virginny forward : Edgar L. Edwards, Jr., 1960
  • Americano : Joaquin Basilio Diaz, 1974
  • Math warrior : Frank B. Allen, 1984
  • Suspicious minds : John F. Nash, Fr., 1994
  • Conclusion.

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