News & Event Archives
Dirk Jan Struik Eloge
Professor Struik died on Saturday, October 21, 2000. He was 106 years
old. His influence on the history of mathematics for the past half century
has been immense. Please see an eloge, published
by the Boston Globe.
Congratulations Craig!
Dr. Janis Langins, the director of the Institute for the History and
Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto has
just announced that Craig Fraser was promoted to full Professor there,
effective 1 July 2000.
Recent Moves
Professor Daniel Kevles has moved from the California Institute of
Technology to Yale University, where Martin Klein retired.
Professor Jed Buchwald has moved from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology to the California Institute of Technology.
Online Graduate Course Announced
Prof. Calinger
638 The History of Mathematics, 1650 - ca. 1900
Please see the online
courses page for more details, including a course syllabus.
HNF History of Computing Conference, April 5 - 7, 2000
The Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum In Paderborn, Germany, will host a conference:
"Mapping the History of Computing: Software Issues". Its organizing
committee includes Drs. William Aspray, Ulf Hashagen, and Michael S.
Mahoney. Anyone wishing more information or wanting to register should
contact Dr. Hashagen. The phone number is 0049-5252/3069-22. The fax
is 0049-5251/3069-89. The e-mail address is ICHC2000@hnf.de.
The Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum has extensive collections on the history
of information technology and its impact on culture and society. Its
theme sections cover writing, arithmetic, data processing, telecommunications--all
crucial to modern civilization. Its Hall of Fame exhibition includes
Gottfried Leibniz. Visitors can work a model of a binary calculating
machine similar to his and leaf through a reference book containing
a representative selection of his major texts. HNF also has a fascinating
section showing changes in office work through the ages.
Congratulations to Craig Fraser
Dr. Fraser
has been named the Editor-In-Chief of HISTORIA
MATHEMATICA. He will officially begin this position in January 2000.
Dr. Fraser will share his position with Dr. Umberto Bottazini.
Smithsonian Institution's Dibner Library of the History of Science and
Technology Rare Books
The Dibner Library
displayed a special
collection of rare mathematics books during the Joint Millenial
Meeting of the AMS/MAA. Dr. Ronald Brashear, Curator of Science and
Technology Rare Books at the Dibner Library, hosted the event.
Also, the library soon will be announcing the 2001 Dibner Library Resident
Scholar Program. For more information, please see the information
page for the 2000 Program.
The IVI at AMS/MAA Millenial Meeting
The IVI presented four sessions at the millenial meeting of the American
Mathematical Society/Math Association of America to be held January
19 - 22, 2000. Browse the session descriptions
(html) or view our announcement for the
event (Adobe PDF).
Review and Planning Meetings
The IVI were guests of Dean Struppa at George Mason University on Sunday,
January 23, 2000.
The Hitachi Foundation Visits the IVI and The Catholic University of
America
A warm welcome to Barbara Dyer, President of the Hitachi
Foundation, as she visits the International Virtual Institute and
The Catholic University of America on November 3, 1999.
A special thanks
to President Dyer and the Foundation was received from IVI faculty member
Dr. Manfred Kronfellner of the Technische Universität Wien.
|
