Mathematicians at war Volterra and his French colleagues in World War I
Numerous scientists have taken part in the war effort during World War I, but few gave it the passionate energy of the prominent Italian mathematician Volterra. As a convinced supporter of the cause of Britain and France, he struggled vigorously to carry Italy into the war in May 1915 and then devel...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
| Series: | Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction to the letters
- What Is this Book About?
- The Protagonists
- Italy and France at the Eve of WW1
- Vito Volterra and his institutional activity
- Volterra and Italian Interventionism Between 1914 and 1915
- II. Volterra’s exchanges with Borel, Hadamard
- Volterra’s Exchanges with Borel, Hadamard and Picard in World War One
- III. Appendices
- The Case of Pérès
- Persuading the American Jewish Community
- French Propaganda
- Cultural Relations Between Italy and France