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A History of Mathematics in the United States and Canada: Volume 1: 1492–1930
Share this pageDavid E. Zitarelli
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
This is the first truly comprehensive and
thorough history of the development of mathematics in the United
States and Canada. This first volume of a two-volume work takes the
reader from the European encounters with North America in the
fifteenth century up to the emergence of the United States as a world
leader in mathematics in the 1930s.
In the story of the Colonial period particular emphasis is given to
several prominent Colonial figures—Jefferson, Franklin, and
Rittenhouse—and four important early colleges—Québec,
Harvard, Yale, and William & Mary. During the first three-quarters of
the nineteenth century, mathematics in North America was largely the
occupation of scattered individual pioneers: Bowditch, Farrar, Adrain,
B. Peirce. This period is given a fuller treatment here than
previously in the literature, including the creation of the first PhD
programs and attempts to form organizations and found journals.
With the founding of Johns Hopkins University in 1876, the American
mathematical research community was finally, and firmly, founded. The
programs at Hopkins, Chicago, and Clark are detailed as are the
influence of major European mathematicians, including especially
Klein, Hilbert, and Sylvester. Extensive histories of early areas of
American emphasis are provided, including axiomatics, topology, and
group theory. Also included are the early histories of statistics and
cryptology in America, laying the foundation for the latter topic's
role in abstract algebra in the 1950s. The stories of both the
American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of
America are presented in detail.
David Zitarelli is emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Temple
University. A decorated and acclaimed teacher, scholar, and
expositor, he is one of the world's leading experts on the development
of American mathematics. Author or co-author of over a dozen books,
this is his magnum opus—sure to become the leading reference on
the topic and essential reading, not just for historians. In clear
and compelling prose, Zitarelli spins a tale accessible to experts,
generalists, and anyone interested in the history of science in North
America.
Readership
Undergraduate and graduate students and researchers interested in the history of mathematics, especially in North America.
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