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The republic of numbers: unexpected stories of mathematical Americans/ David Lindsay Roberts.
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| dc.contributor.author | Roberts David Lindsay | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-29T22:39:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-29T22:39:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Roberts. The republic of numbers: unexpected stories of mathematical Americans - 1 online resource. - URL: https://libweb.kpfu.ru/ebsco/pdf/2091593.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9781421433097 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 1421433095 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.kpfu.ru/xmlui/handle/net/181023 | |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references and index. | |
| dc.description.abstract | "This book tells the story of how America changed from a nation devoid of mathematical interest and expertise into a powerhouse of thinkers. The story is told chronologically, with one example pulled from each decade; these chapters reveal pivotal moments in America's mathematical maturation and feature a diverse cast of historical figures"-- | |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Introduction -- Practical navigator : Nathaniel Bowditch, 1806 -- Hudson River School : Sylvanus Thayer, 1815 -- Political arithmetic : Abraham Lincoln, 1826 -- Textbook messages : Catherine Beecher and Joseph Ray, 1832 -- Learning to count : J. Willard Gibbs, 1841 -- Naval reserve : Charles H. Davis, 1857 -- General principles : Daniel Harvey Hill, 1862 -- Fellow worker : Christine Ladd-Franklin, 1878 -- Straddler : Kelly Miller, 1887 -- Frontiersmen : Herman Hollerith and E.H. Moore, 1893. | |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Poetic historian : E.T. Bell, 1906 -- Man of school mathematics : Charles M. Austin, 1914 -- Organization man : E.B. Wilson, 1922 -- Versed in math : Lillian R. Lieber and Hugh G. Lieber, 1931 -- Machine whisperer : Grace Hopper, 1941 -- Survivor : Izaak Wirszup, 1956 -- Carrying Old Virginny forward : Edgar L. Edwards, Jr., 1960 -- Americano : Joaquin Basilio Diaz, 1974 -- Math warrior : Frank B. Allen, 1984 -- Suspicious minds : John F. Nash, Fr., 1994 -- Conclusion. | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject.other | Mathematicians -- Biography. -- United States | |
| dc.subject.other | Mathematics -- History. -- United States | |
| dc.subject.other | Mathematicians. | |
| dc.subject.other | Mathematics. | |
| dc.subject.other | United States. | |
| dc.subject.other | Biography. | |
| dc.subject.other | History. | |
| dc.subject.other | Electronic books. | |
| dc.title | The republic of numbers: unexpected stories of mathematical Americans/ David Lindsay Roberts. | |
| dc.type | Book | |
| dc.description.pages | 1 online resource. | |
| dc.collection | Электронно-библиотечные системы | |
| dc.source.id | EN05CEBSCO05C239030 |
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