Vito Volterra

Vito Volterra

Vito Volterra (1860-1940) was one of the most famous representatives of Italian science in his day. Angelo Guerragio and Giovanni Paolini analyze Volterra’s most important contributions to mathematics and their applications, as well as his outstanding organizational achievements in scientific policy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guerraggio, Angelo (Author), Paoloni, Giovanni (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Subjects:
Mathematics.
History.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • I. Chronicles of Italian life
  • II. Professor in Pisa
  • III. The cats of Torino
  • IV. Rome, public appointments, the politician
  • V. Days of firing from a dirigible
  • VI. From war to peace: Italy’s National Research Council
  • VII. The end of freedom
  • VIII. After the cats, fish
  • IX. Time runs out
  • Appendix I: Significant dates in Italian history 1849-1945
  • Appendix II: Significant dates in the life of Vito Volterra 1860-1940
  • Index of Names.

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