Overview
- Examines the interrelations between technology and mathematics
- Combines philosophical and historical approaches to the technology–mathematics relationship
- The contributors include leading experts in the philosophy and history of both technology and mathematics
Part of the book series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology (POET, volume 30)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introductory
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Front Matter
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Technology in Mathematics
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Keywords
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Philosophy of Technology
- Philosophy of Computing
- History of Mathematics
- History of Technology
- History of Computing
- Mathematics and Mechanical Computation
- computation in the medieval and modern era
- impact of WWII cryptology on post-war mathematics
- mathematical origins of modern computing
- Technological uses of mathematics
- Mathematical models of technological and social complexity
- Epistemology of Computer-Mediated Proofs
- physical Church-Turing thesis
- Quantum Reflections on Computational Complexity
- Practical limits to the effectiveness of mathematics
About this book
This volume is the first extensive study of the historical and philosophical connections between technology and mathematics. Coverage includes the use of mathematics in ancient as well as modern technology, devices and machines for computation, cryptology, mathematics in technological education, the epistemology of computer-mediated proofs, and the relationship between technological and mathematical computability. The book also examines the work of such historical figures as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Sven Ove Hansson is professor in the philosophy of technology and head of the Division of Philosophy, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He is former president of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, and editor-in-chief of Theoria and the two book series Outstanding Contributions to Logic and Philosophy, Technology, and Society. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. His research areas include philosophy of science and technology, logic, value theory, decision theory, ethics, and political philosophy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technology and Mathematics
Book Subtitle: Philosophical and Historical Investigations
Editors: Sven Ove Hansson
Series Title: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93779-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93778-6Published: 08 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06722-9Published: 30 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93779-3Published: 24 October 2018
Series ISSN: 1879-7202
Series E-ISSN: 1879-7210
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 373
Number of Illustrations: 54 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Technology, History of Science, Logic, History of Mathematical Sciences, History of Computing, Theory of Computation