"库兰特希尔顿":在纽约大学的数学科学大楼
1University of Pennsylvania, USA.
British journal for the history of science
|February 26, 2024
概括
20世纪中叶的数学家将他们的工作视为重要科学,塑造了他们的学术建筑,沃伦·韦弗大厅,作为研究和跨学科合作的枢纽. 作为科学家的身份影响了他们在冷战期间对科学,计算和政府的贡献.
科学领域:
- 科学的历史科学的历史.
- 数学 历史 数学 历史
- 科学社会学科学社会学
背景情况:
- 20世纪中叶,纽约大学 (NYU) 的数学家们发展出了独特的专业和社会身份.
- 这些身份受到他们对数学作为科学企业不可或缺的一部分的看法的影响.
- 冷战背景塑造了他们对研究的社会价值和应用的看法.
研究的目的:
- 探索纽约大学的数学家们如何设想他们的学科,文化认同和社会角色.
- 分析这些自我构建的身份如何影响了沃伦·韦弗大厅的设计和功能.
- 了解数学家的贡献及其在当时更广泛的科学和政府格局中的地位.
主要方法:
- 分析数学家,大学管理人员,私人基金会,政府机构和建筑公司之间的通信.
- 沃伦·韦弗大厅的规划和占用的历史案例研究.
- 检查数学家的自我认知和社会角色.
主要成果:
- 数学家将他们的研究图书馆视为科学实验室,计算室视为跨学科中心.
- 他们被认定为科学家,为自然科学,计算机科学和政府/军事倡议做出有价值的研究贡献.
- 沃伦·韦弗大厅于1965年开放,成为1970年关于原子能委员会计算中心的抗议活动的场所.
结论:
- 沃伦·韦弗大厅的设计反映了数学家的身份及其融入冷战时期的科学和政府结构.
- 该研究揭示了杰出的数学家的日常工作实践和自我构建的学术/社会身份.
- 数学家们作为"科学家"的自我认知强调了他们所感知的社会价值和他们的工作的跨学科性质.
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