Communicating mathematics: a historical and personal journey
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Communicating mathematics: a historical and personal journey
zbMATH Open document ID: 1184.01023
published in: European Mathematical Society Newsletter
publication date: 2009-05-19T00:00:00Z
review text: This is an adaptation from the author's inaugural lecture as professor of pure mathematics at the Open University, UK. Starting with an affectionate historical tour of inaugural and other university lectures of note, the whole range of other ways in which mathematicians communicate is described and illustrated: informal, ad hoc contact; the media (especially television); letters; and books. There is mention of the internet. The author's main theme is that research is important but it is not the only thing mathematicians do.
reviewed by: Albert C. Lewis
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A65
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A70
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 00A99
zbMATH DE Number: 5554927
zbMATH Keywords: mathematics communication
author: Robin Wilson
MaRDI profile type: Publication
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5554927