Mathematics in the 20th century

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Part of book or chapter of book 01 Aug 2001 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:NTM International Journal of History and Ethics of Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine, volume 10, pages 25-39 (issn: 0036-6978, eissn: 1420-9144,

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Authors: Michael Francis Atiyah;

doi: 10.1007/bf03033096 , 10.1142/9789812777416_0001 , 10.1080/00029890.2001.11919797 , 10.1112/s0024609301008566

Mathematics in the 20th century

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Abstract

A survey is given of several key themes that have characterised mathematics in the 20th century. The impact of physics is also discussed, and some speculations are made about possible developments in the 21st century.

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University of Edinburgh
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Keywords

History of mathematics in the 20th century, Mathematics in general, Future perspectives in mathematics

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