Meeting under the integral sign? The 1936 Oslo International Congress of Mathematicians
The International Congresses of Mathematicians (ICMs) have taken place at (reasonably) regular intervals since 1897, and although their participants may have wanted to confine these events purely to mathematics, they could not help but be affected by wider world events. This is particularly true of the 1936 ICM, held in Oslo. In this talk, I will give a whistle-stop tour of the early ICMs, before discussing the circumstances of the Oslo meeting, with a particular focus on the activities of the Nazi-led German delegation.
Date:
27 July 2018, 15:00 (Friday, 14th week, Trinity 2018)
Venue:
Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details:
Lecture room L6
Speaker:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Mathematical Institute
Organiser:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
christopher.hollings@maths.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Part of:
History of Mathematics Seminar
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Christopher Hollings
