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Mathematics and War

Mathematics has for centuries been stimulated, financed and credited by military purposes. Some mathematical thoughts and mathematical technology have also been vital in war. During World War II mathematical work by the Anti-Hitler coalition was part of an aspiration to serve humanity and not help destroy it. At present, it is not an easy task to view the bellicose potentials of mathematics in a proper perspective.The book presents historical evidence and recent changes in the interaction between mathematics and the military. It discusses the new mathematically enhanced development of military technology which seems to have changed the very character of modern warfare.
EAN: 9783764316341
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 420
Produktart: kartoniert, broschiert
Herausgeber: Booß-Bavnbek, Bernhelm Høyrup, Jens
Verlag: Birkhäuser Birkhäuser Basel Springer, Basel
Schlagworte: Mathematik, Geschichte
Größe: 179 × 254
Gewicht: 734 g