Mathematicians at war Volterra and his French colleagues in World War I /

Numerous scientists have taken part in the war effort during World War I, but few gave it the passionate energy of the prominent Italian mathematician Volterra. As a convinced supporter of the cause of Britain and France, he struggled vigorously to carry Italy into the war in May 1915 and then devel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Mazliak, Laurent (Autor), Tazzioli, Rossana (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 22
Temas:
Mathematics.
History.
Science-History.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction to the letters
  • What Is this Book About?
  • The Protagonists
  • Italy and France at the Eve of WW1
  • Vito Volterra and his institutional activity
  • Volterra and Italian Interventionism Between 1914 and 1915
  • II. Volterra's exchanges with Borel, Hadamard
  • Volterra's Exchanges with Borel, Hadamard and Picard in World War One
  • III. Appendices
  • The Case of Pérès
  • Persuading the American Jewish Community
  • French Propaganda
  • Cultural Relations Between Italy and France.

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