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

D.J. Beckers

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

D.J. Beckers

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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
Number of pages	22
Journal	DVT : Dějiny věd a techniky = History of Sciences and Technology
Volume	49
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.70391/7e0.4.a
Publication status	Published - 2016

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