Publication at Central Library of Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2019
Abstract
The monograph deals with the origins and transformations of the international cooperation of mathematicians in the period from the end of the eighties of the 19th century to the beginning of the Second World War. The text focuses primarily on the five pre-war international congresses of mathematicians and five interwar international congresses.
The significant and wide ranging activities of the International Commission on Mathematics Education are discussed. The historical circumstances of the creation of the first international mathematical prize, the Fields medal, are analyzed.