Republic of numbers : unexpected stories of mathematical Americans through history / David Lindsay Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, David Lindsay, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--United States--History.

Mathematics.

Mathematicians--United States--Biography.

Mathematicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-3309-5

OCLC:

1119644853