Contributions

  • Bernhelm Booss-Bavnbek (Editor) - Contributor
  • Jens Høyrup (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2003-11-13 - Birkhauser

Language

English

Word Count

104,000 words, Guess

Page Count

416 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2003060659
  • Goodreads5449737

Classifications

  • LCCQA10.8 .M38 2003

Description

Mathematics has for centuries been stimulated, financed and credited by military purposes. Some mathematical thoughts and mathematical technology have also been vital in war. During World War II mathematical work by the Anti-Hitler coalition was part of an aspiration to serve humanity and not help destroy it. At present, it is not an easy task to view the bellicose potentials of mathematics in a proper perspective. The book presents historical evidence and recent changes in the interaction between mathematics and the military. It discusses the new mathematically enhanced development of military technology which seems to have changed the very character of modern warfare.

Subjects

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  • Mathematics and WarPaperbackBirkhauser2003-11-13

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