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Men and Institutions in American Mathematics

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"This collection of papers represents the proceedings of the Conference on the History of American Mathematics held at Texas Tech University on 28, 29, and 30 May 1973." Collection of ten papers presented at the History of American Mathematics held at Texas Tech University in 1973 along with information about the conference. The topics include mathematical practice and influential mathematicians.

Author(s): J. Dalton Tarwater, John T. White, John D. Miller (eds.)
Series: Graduate Studies No. 13
Publisher: Texas Tech Press
Year: 1976

Language: English
Commentary: https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/handle/2346/72451 No attempt at file size reduction
City: Lubbock
Tags: History of Mathematics; History of American Mathematics

Preface
Men and institutions in American mathematics / Marshall H. Stone --
International relations in mathematics / Marshall H. Stone --
The rise of modern algebra to 1936 / Garrett Birkhoff --
The rise of modern algebra 1936-1950 / Garrett Birkhoff --
Mathematical Americana / Salomon Bochner --
Mathematics in colonial and early republican America / Dirk J. Struik --
Some early American mathematicians / Philip S. Jones --
The New Elements of Mathematics by Charles S. Peirce / Carolyn Eisele --
George Bruce Halsted and the development of American mathematics / Albert C. Lewis --
A brief history of graphical enumeration / Robert W. Robinson.
Conference Program
Participants At The Conference