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

by David E. Rowe (Editor), Wann-Sheng Horng (Editor)

Overview

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

ISBN-13:	9783319365947
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	05/26/2016
Series:	Trends in the History of Science
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Pages:	428
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

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.

Table 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.