The republic of numbers: unexpected stories of mathematical Americans/ David Lindsay Roberts.

Roberts  David Lindsay

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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