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history of mathematics

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A triangular tiling of the hyperbolic plane

A (hi)story of geometry

A story from geometry shows how developments in mathematics have fundamentally changed the way we think about the world around us.

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Emmy Noether

Introducing Emmy Noether

The mathematician Emmy Noether was a "creative mathematical genius" (Albert Einstein) whose work had far-reaching impact beyond the world of pure mathematics. This collection brings together content exploring Noether's life and work

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Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze

Euromaths: Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze

We talk to historian of mathematics Reinhard-Siegmund-Schultze about the motivation for his work, how the Nazi regime impacted mathematics and mathematicians in Germany, and what future historians might say about the mathematics of today.

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Maths and politics

Mathematicians like to think that their field transcends politics, but as this brief history of the International Congress of Mathematicians shows, international mathematics has always been coloured by world events.