A Cultural History of Mathematics
Publishing Details
A Cultural History of Mathematics
By (Author) David E. Rowe
Edited by Professor Joseph W. Dauben
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
21st March 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Philosophy of mathematics
History of engineering and technology
510.9
Physical Properties
Contains 6 hardbacks
Description
Numeracy has shaped human history as much as literacy: mathematics has enabled us to measure the cosmos, control the Earth, and create all technological change. A Cultural History of Mathematics presents the first comprehensive and global history from antiquity to today. The work is divided into 6 volumes, with each volume covering the same topics, so readers can either study a period/volume or follow a topic across history. The 6 volumes cover: Antiquity (c.3000 BCE-500 CE); the Medieval Age (500-1400); the Early Modern Age (1450-1687); the Eighteenth Century (1687-1800); the Nineteenth Century (1800-1914); the Modern Age (1914-present). Themes (and chapter titles) are: everyday numeracy; practice & profession; inventing mathematics; mathematics & worldviews; describing & understanding the world; mathematics & technological change; representing mathematics. The page extent for the pack is approximately 1536pp. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors and an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index. The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Mathematics is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).
Author Bio
David E. Rowe is Professor Emeritus for History of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. He has written and edited over a hundred books and articles. Joseph W. Dauben is Distinguished Professor of History and the History of Science at Herbert H. Lehman College (CUNY). His books include Georg Cantor, His Mathematics and Philosophy of the Infinite and Abraham Robinson: The Creation of Nonstandard Analysis, a Personal and Mathematical Odyssey.
