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The History of Combinatorial Group Theory. A Case Study in the History of Ideas.
Chandler, B.; Magnus, W.
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Paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Mathematics & Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
One of the pervasive phenomena in the history of science is the development of independent disciplines from the solution or attempted solutions of problems in other areas of science. In the Twentieth Century, the creation of specialties witqin the sciences has accelerated to the point where a large number of scientists in any major branch of science cannot understand the work of a colleague in another subdiscipline of his own science. Despite this fragmentation, the development of techniques or solutions of problems in one area very often contribute fundamentally to solutions of problems in a seemingly unrelated field. Therefore, an ... Read more
One of the pervasive phenomena in the history of science is the development of independent disciplines from the solution or attempted solutions of problems in other areas of science. In the Twentieth Century, the creation of specialties witqin the sciences has accelerated to the point where a large number of scientists in any major branch of science cannot understand the work of a colleague in another subdiscipline of his own science. Despite this fragmentation, the development of techniques or solutions of problems in one area very often contribute fundamentally to solutions of problems in a seemingly unrelated field. Therefore, an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the History of Mathematics & Physical Sciences
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461394891
SKU
V9781461394891
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