Archimedes in the 21st Century

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Proceedings of a World Conference at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Trends in the History of Science

ISBN: 3319580582
ISBN 13: 9783319580586
Herausgeber: Chris Rorres
Verlag: Springer Basel AG
Umfang: xvii, 160 S., 24 s/w Illustr., 103 farbige Illustr., 160 p. 127 illus., 103 illus. in color.
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.09.2017
Auflage: 1/2017
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

This book is a collection of papers presented at the “Archimedes in the 21st Century” world conference, held at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences in 2013. This conference focused on the enduring and continuing influence of Archimedes in our modern world, celebrating his centuries of influence on mathematics, science, and engineering.  Archimedes planted the seeds for a myriad of seminal ideas that would grow over the ages. Each chapter surveys the growth of one or more of these seeds, and the fruit that they continue to bear to this day. The conference speakers contributing to this book are actively involved in STEM fields whose origins trace back to Archimedes, many of whom have conducted and published research that extends Archimedes’ work into the 21st century. The speakers are not historians, so while historical context is provided, this book is uniquely focused on the works themselves as opposed to their history.   The breadth and depth of Archimedes’ influence will inspire, delight, and even surprise readers from a variety of fields and interests including historians, mathematicians, scientists, and engineers. Only a modest background in math is required to read this book, making it accessible to curious readers of all ages. 

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Beschreibung

To celebrate the 2300th anniversary of the birth of Archimedes-the greatest mathematician/engineer/scientist of antiquity-and to honor his legacy, New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences hosted a two-day world conference on its campus in Spring 2013. Admission was free. Applied researchers, academics, and high-school/college educators from the broad ranges of mathematics, science, and engineering plus science writers, science museum directors, and historians of science were invited to attend. Rather than honor Archimedes within the framework of ancient technology, speakers and presenters focused on the many ways in which Archimedes' works, principles, and inventions are still being applied today - some 23 centuries after his lifetime.Applied mathematician and Archimedes scholar, Chris Rorres, chaired the conference. Dr. Rorres has studied and extended the works of Archimedes for more than 40 years

Autorenporträt

Chris Rorres is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He has studied and extended the works of Archimedes for more than 40 years, and is considered one of the world's leading experts on the subject. 

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