Iris Runge A Life at the Crossroads of Mathematics, Science, and Industry /

• Main Author: Tobies, Renate (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Springer Basel, 2012.
• Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies ; 43
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; History of Science.

This book concerns the origins of mathematical problem solving at the internationally active Osram and Telefunken Corporations during the golden years of broadcasting and electron tube research. The woman scientist Iris Runge, who received an interdisciplinary education at the University of Göttinge...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Author’s Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Formative Groups
• 3 Mathematics at The Osram and Telefunken Corporations
• 4 Interactions Between Science, Politics, And Society
• 5 Post-War Developments And Concluding Remarks
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Index of Names.