Göttingen: The Mathematical Center of the Universe

Posted by jorgenveisdal on Sunday January 19, 2020 @05:00AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/cantors-paradise/the-mathematical-center-of-the-universe-1800-1933-507bdc0ef1a1

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Re:Göttingen: The Mathematical Center of the Universe by laronian on Sunday January 19, 2020 @07:22AM (#22091025)

"When in 1934 asked by the Nazi minister of education “How mathematics is going at Göttingen, now that it is free from the Jewish influence?”, Hilbert, still at his post, is said to simply have replied: “There is no mathematics in Göttingen anymore.”

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Re:Göttingen: The Mathematical Center of the Universe by cygx on Sunday January 19, 2020 @09:01AM (#22091453)

Emmy Noether probably also warrants mention.

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