Hermann Grassmann whose career was spent as a high-school teacher in Stettin is known as the founder of n-dimensional vector algebra as well as for his lasting contributions to physics and linguistics. In his opus magnum, the “Ausdehnungslehre” he developed, mainly inspired by Schleiermacher’s philosophical method, an entirely new mathematical discipline. Ignored by his contemporaries, his remarkable work is now recognized to have been that of a pioneer. The biography goes into detail of the complex network of internal and external factorsthat shaped Grassmann’s development. First biography of Grassmann, since Friedrich Engel’s, almost a century ago Seeks to define Grassmann’s place in the present scientific context and in the history of sciences as a whole Throws light on the complex relations between Grassmann’s philosophical, pedagogical, religious and scientific positions Attempts an explanation of the way in which Grassmann’s mathematical work is rooted in its sociological context INDICE: From the contents Preface.- Introduction.- Graßmann’s life.- Graßmann’s sources of inspiration.- Hermann Günther Graßmann’s contributions to thedevelopment of mathematics and their place in the history of mathematics.- The genesis and essence of Hermann Günther Graßmann’s philosophical views in the1844 Extension Theory.- Chronology of Hermann Graßmann’s life.- Abbreviations.- Bibliography.- Sources: illustrations.- List of persons mentioned.
- ISBN: 978-3-7643-8859-1
- Editorial: Birkhaüser
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés