Framing global mathematics : the International Mathematical Union between theorems and politics / Norbert Schappacher.
2022
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Title
Framing global mathematics : the International Mathematical Union between theorems and politics / Norbert Schappacher.
ISBN
9783030956837 (electronic bk.)
3030956830 (electronic bk.)
9783030956820 (print)
3030956822
3030956857
9783030956851
3030956830 (electronic bk.)
9783030956820 (print)
3030956822
3030956857
9783030956851
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ccclxxxiv, 20 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-95683-7 doi
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QA26
Dewey Decimal Classification
510.9
Summary
This open access book is about the shaping of international relations in mathematics over the last two hundred years. It focuses on institutions and organizations that were created to frame the international dimension of mathematical research. Today, striking evidence of globalized mathematics is provided by countless international meetings and the worldwide repository ArXiv. The text follows the sinuous path that was taken to reach this state, from the long nineteenth century, through the two wars, to the present day. International cooperation in mathematics was well established by 1900, centered in Europe. The first International Mathematical Union, IMU, founded in 1920 and disbanded in 1932, reflected above all the trauma of WW I. Since 1950 the current IMU has played an increasing role in defining mathematical excellence, as is shown both in the historical narrative and by analyzing data about the International Congresses of Mathematicians. For each of the three periods discussed, interactions are explored between world politics, the advancement of scientific infrastructures, and the inner evolution of mathematics. Readers will thus take a new look at the place of mathematics in world culture, and how international organizations can make a difference. Aimed at mathematicians, historians of science, scientists, and the scientifically inclined general public, the book will be valuable to anyone interested in the history of science on an international level.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Open access.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 22, 2022).
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Table of Contents
The long 19th century which made the International Mathematical Union, IMU, possible: 1800-1918
IMU, the first attempt: 1919-1949
Seventy Years of Globalizations: 1950-2020.
IMU, the first attempt: 1919-1949
Seventy Years of Globalizations: 1950-2020.