Hermann Graßmann Roots and Traces Autographs and Unknown Documents /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Petsche, Hans-Joachim (Editor), Keßler, Gottfried (Editor), Kannenberg, Lloyd (Editor), Liskowacka, Jolanta (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2009.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

Hermann Günther Graßmann was one of the 19th century’s most remarkable scientists, but many aspects of his life have remained in the dark. This book assembles essential, first-hand information on the Graßmann family. It sheds light on the family’s struggle for scientific knowledge, progress and educ...

Table of Contents:

• Friedrich Heinrich Gotthilf Graßmann, the uncle and foster-father of Robert Graßmann
• Robert Graßmann, the brother
• Hermann Günther Graßmann
• Hermann Graßmann the Younger, the son
• Three remarkable students of Hermann Graßmann.