Marvelous mathematics: How mathematicians wanted to improve the quality of life in post war Europe, 1945-1975

D.J. Beckers

Marvelous mathematics: How mathematicians wanted to improve the quality of life in post war Europe, 1945-1975

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Abstract

In this paper, we study the motives of the New Math reformers in Western Europe from the perspective of the ideas behind the moral commitment of mathematicians and their conviction that mathematics could improve the quality of life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-248
Journal	DVT, Dějiny věd a techniky
Volume	49
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 2016

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