The republic of numbers unexpected stories of mathematical Americans
"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 maturati...
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Table of 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.