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A History of Mathematics in the United States and Canada: Volume 1: 1492–1900
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 and a mathematical
community in the United States and Canada. This first volume of the
multi-volume work takes the reader from the European encounters with
North America in the fifteenth century up to the emergence of a
research community the United States in the last quarter of the
nineteenth.
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—Harvard,
Québec, William & Mary, and Yale. 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 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. Klein's visit to the US and his Evanston
Colloquium are extensively detailed. The founding of the American
Mathematical Society is thoroughly discussed.
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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A History of Mathematics in the United States and Canada: Volume 1: 1492-1900