Emmy Noether 1882–1935

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Auguste Dick

      Pages 1-3

3. The Erlangen Period (1882–1915)

   1. The Erlangen Period (1882–1915)

      • Auguste Dick

      Pages 4-27

4. The Göttingen Period (1915–1933)

   1. The Göttingen Period (1915–1933)

      • Auguste Dick

      Pages 28-77

5. Bryn Mawr and Princeton (Fall 1933–Spring 1935)

   1. Bryn Mawr and Princeton (Fall 1933–Spring 1935)

      • Auguste Dick

      Pages 78-99

6. Obituaries of Emmy Noether

   1. Obituary of Emmy Noether

      • B. L. van der Waerden

      Pages 100-111

   2. Emmy Noether

      • Hermann Weyl

      Pages 112-152

   3. In Memory of Emmy Noether

      • P. S. Alexandrov

      Pages 153-179

7. Back Matter

   Pages 181-193

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N 1964 at the World's Fair in New York I City one room was dedicated solely to mathematics. The display included a very at­ tractive and informative mural, about 13 feet long, sponsored by one of the largest com­ puter manufacturing companies and present­ ing a brief survey of the history of mathemat­ ics. Entitled, "Men of Modern Mathematics," it gives an outline of the development of that science from approximately 1000 B. C. to the year of the exhibition. The first centuries of this time span are illustrated by pictures from the history of art and, in particular, architec­ ture; the period since 1500 is illuminated by portraits of mathematicians, including brief descriptions of their lives and professional achievements. Close to eighty portraits are crowded into a space of about fourteen square feet; among them, only one is of a woman. Her face-mature, intelligent, neither pretty nor handsome-may suggest her love of sci- 1 Emmy Noether ence and creative gift, but certainly reveals a likeable personality and a genuine kindness of heart. It is the portrait of Emmy Noether ( 1882 - 1935), surrounded by the likenesses of such famous men as Joseph Liouville (1809-1882), Georg Cantor (1845-1918), and David Hilbert (1862 -1943). It is accom­ panied by the following text: Emmy Noether, daughter of the mathemati­ cian Max, was often called "Der Noether," as if she were a man.

• Cantor
• Turing
• development
• form
• history of mathematics
• mathematics
• story
• time

• Wien, Austria

  Auguste Dick

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