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This volume is the first extensive study of the historical and philosophical connections between technology and mathematics. Coverage includes the use of mathematics in ancient as well as modern technology, devices and machines for computation, cryptology, mathematics in technological education, the epistemology of computer-mediated proofs, and the relationship between technological and mathematical computability. The book also examines the work of such historical figures as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Sven Ove Hansson is professor in the philosophy of technology and head of the Division of Philosophy, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He is former president of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, and editor-in-chief of
Theoria
and the two book series
Outstanding Contributions to Logic
and
Philosophy, Technology, and Society
. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. His research areas include philosophy of science and technology, logic, value theory, decision theory, ethics, and political philosophy.
Zusammenfassung
Examines the interrelations between technology and mathematics
Combines philosophical and historical approaches to the technology–mathematics relationship
The contributors include leading experts in the philosophy and history of both technology and mathematics
