Overview
This book concerns the origins of mathematical problem solving at the internationally active Osram and Telefunken Corporations during the golden years of broadcasting and electron tube research. The woman scientist Iris Runge, who received an interdisciplinary education at the University of Göttingen, was long employed as the sole mathematical authority at these companies in Berlin. It will be shown how mathematical connections were made between statistics and quality control, and between physical-chemical models and the actual problems of mass production. The organization of industrial laboratories, the relationship between theoretical and experimental work, and the role of mathematicians in these settings will also be explained. By investigating the social, economic, and political conditions that unfolded from the time of the German Empire until the end of the Second World War, the book hopes to build a bridge between specialized fields – mathematics and engineering – and the generalculture of a particular era. It hopes, furthermore, to build a bridge between the history of science and industry, on the one hand, and the fields of Gender and Women’s Studies on the other. Finally, by examining the life and work of numerous industrial researchers, insight will be offered into the conditions that enabled a woman to achieve a prominent professional position during a time when women were typically excluded from the scientific workforce.
Full Product Details
Author: Renate Tobies ,
Helmut Neunzert ,
Renate Tobies
Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition: 2012 ed.
Volume: 43
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.943kg
ISBN: 9783034802291
ISBN 10: 3034802293
Pages: 442
Publication Date: 20 January 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: German
Reviews
From the reviews: This book is devoted to a description of Iris Runge,s career as an industrial mathematician, which was pioneering in several respects. ... In this scholarly work, with its rich collection of footnotes, photographs and references, the author has taken great pains to document the various aspects of Iris Runge,s life and career. (Martin Muldoon, Bulletin of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, Issue 50, May, 2012)
From the reviews: This book is devoted to a description of Iris Runge's career as an industrial mathematician, which was pioneering in several respects. ... In this scholarly work, with its rich collection of footnotes, photographs and references, the author has taken great pains to document the various aspects of Iris Runge's life and career. (Martin Muldoon, Bulletin of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, Issue 50, May, 2012)
