Jiri Hudecek

Reviving Ancient Chinese Mathematics (eBook, PDF)

Mathematics, History and Politics in the Work of Wu Wen-Tsun

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a study of the life of one of modern China's most admired scientific figures, the mathematician Wu Wen-Tsun. Negotiating the conflict between progress and tradition, he found a path that not only ensured his political and personal survival, but which also brought him renown as a mathematician of international status who claimed that he stood outside the dominant western tradition of mathematics. This book traces how Wu managed to combine political success and international scientific eminence, a story which has wider implications for a new century of increasing Chinese activity in the sciences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134468256
• Artikelnr.: 41255032

Autorenporträt

Jiri Hudecek is a Researcher at Charles University, Czech Republic.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Making of a Prominent Chinese Mathematician 3.
Mathematics and Chinese Socialist Construction 4. The Transformative Effect
of the Cultural Revolution 5. Wu Wen-Tsun's Construction of Traditional
Chinese Mathematics 6. Independence and Inspiration: Wu Wen-Tsun's Work
Since 1977 7. Saving the Nation with Mathematics and its History