The Scholar and the State: In Search of Van der Waerden
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden made major contributions to algebraic geometry, abstract algebra, quantum mechanics, and other fields. He liberally published on the history of mathematics. His 2-volume work Modern Algebra is one of the most influential an
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The Scholar and the State
In Search of Van der Waerden
The Scholar and the State: In Search of Van der Waerden
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Alexander Soifer
The Scholar and the State: In Search of Van der Waerden
Forewords by Dirk van Dalen James W. Fernandez Branko Gru¨nbaum Peter D. Johnson, Jr. Harold W. Kuhn
Alexander Soifer College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO USA
Small front cover photographs depict, from the upper left clockwise, Bartel L. van der Waerden, Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr, and Albert Einstein. The larger photograph depicts Bartel L. van der Waerden.
ISBN 978-3-0348-0711-1 ISBN 978-3-0348-0712-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-0348-0712-8 Springer Basel Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014954614 © Alexander Soifer 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Cover design: by Alexander Soifer and deblik, Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer Basel is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.birkhauser-science.com)
This book is dedicated to my parents, Yuri and Rebecca Soifer, who gave me the gift of life, and from the early childhood on greatly influenced my moral principles and aesthetic taste; and to my daughter Isabelle Soulay Soifer, a fellow poet at heart.
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