A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics - A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben

Joseph W. Dauben, a leading authority on the history of mathematics in Europe, China, and North America, has played a pivotal role in promoting international scholarship over the last forty years. This Festschrift volume, showcasing recent historical research by leading experts on three continents, offers a global perspective on important themes in this field.

List of contents

Preface.- Set Theory and Foundations of Mathematics.- On the Boundaries of Mathematics and Physics.- European Mathematics in Transition.- Mathematics and its History in Modern Cultures.- Traditional Chinese Mathematics.- Chinese Mathematics: Transmissions and Transformation.- Selected Bibliography of Joseph W. Dauben.- Bibliography.

About the author

The editors of this Festschrift took their doctorates at CUNY Graduate Center under J.W. Dauben. Since graduating they have published widely on topics in the history of mathematics.

Summary

Joseph W. Dauben, a leading authority on the history of mathematics in Europe, China, and North America, has played a pivotal role in promoting international scholarship over the last forty years. This Festschrift volume, showcasing recent historical research by leading experts on three continents, offers a global perspective on important themes in this field.

Product details

• Assisted by: Davi E Rowe (Editor), David E Rowe (Editor), Horng (Editor), Horng (Editor), Wann-Sheng Horng (Editor), David Rowe (Editor), David E. Rowe (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319120294
• ISBN: 978-3-31-912029-4
• No. of pages: 428
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 244 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 795 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 428 p. 27 illus., 15 illus. in color.
• Series: Birkhäuser; Trends in the History of Science; Trends in the History of Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; B, History, Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, History of Mathematical Sciences