The new era in American mathematics, 1920-1950 / Karen Hunger Parshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parshall, Karen Hunger, 1955- author.

Series:

Princeton scholarship online.

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Research--United States--History--20th century.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (641 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]

Summary:

As the Roaring Twenties lurched into the Great Depression, to be followed by the scourge of Nazi Germany and World War II, American mathematicians pursued their research, positioned themselves collectively within American science, and rose to global mathematical hegemony. How did they do it? This book explores the institutional, financial, social, and political forces that shaped and supported this community in the first half of the 20th century. In doing so, Karen Hunger Parshall debunks the widely held view that American mathematics only thrived after European émigrés fled to the shores of the United States.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE FOOTNOTES AND TABLES FOR AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL PUBLICATIONS

PART I 1920–1929: “We are evidently on the verge of important steps forward.”

1 Surveying the 1920s Research Landscape

2 Strengthening the Infrastructure of American Mathematics

3 Breaking onto the International Scene

PART II 1929–1941: “A generation ago we were in need of direct stimulation . . . now we could well interchange.” —Griffith Evans, 16 January, 1934

4 Sustaining the Momentum?

5 Adapting to Geopolitical Changes

6 Taking Stock in a Changing World

7 Looking beyond the United States

PA RT III 1941–1950: The “center of gravity of mathematics has moved more definitely toward America.” —Roland Richardson, 25 April, 1939

8 Waging War

9 Picking Back Up and Moving On in the Postwar World

10 Sustaining and Building Research Agendas

CODA: A new era in American mathematics

The New Domestic Politics of Mathematics

The New Geopolitics of Mathematics

The International Congress of Mathematicians: Cambridge, MA, 1950

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 13, 2022).

ISBN:

9780691233819

0691233810

OCLC:

1288424092