Mathematicians of the World: Unite!
Document Type
Lecture
Publication Date
3-26-2010
Abstract
'It is true that most of the great ideas of our science have raised and matured in the silence of the working studio; no other science, but possibly for philosophy, presents a character so eremitic and secluded as mathematics. And yet, in the heart of a mathematician lives the necessity for communicating and expressing himself to his colleagues. And each of us certainly knows by personal experience how stimulating personal scientific intercourse can be.' — Adolf Hurwitz, 1st International Congress of Mathematicians, Zurich, 1897. Dr. Guillermo Curbera is a professor of mathematics at the University of Sevilla in Spain. He recently published a book entitled 'Mathematicians of the World, Unite!' This is a history of all Congresses (so-called ICMs) starting with the 1897 Congress in Zurich. His colloquium will be based on that book.
Relational Format
presentation
Recommended Citation
Curbera, Guillermo, "Mathematicians of the World: Unite!" (2010). Colloquium. 41.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/math_colloquium/41
