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SUMMARY:Some areas of inquiry for the future in history of mathematics - T
 om Archibald (Simon Fraser University)
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DESCRIPTION:In these remarks\, I'll indicate a few areas that I think are 
 desiderata for future inquiry in order to better understand how mathematic
 s develops in response to socio-cultural conditions. I will concentrate on
  aspects of applied mathematics in the period after WW2. This time is mark
 ed\, critically\, by a deepening and strengthening of the theoretical stru
 ctures supporting this research\; by the development and spread of computi
 ng and relevant computational tools\; by marked changes in the institution
 alization of mathematical practice\, not just in universities but in gover
 nment and industry\; by changes in the relationships between mathematics a
 nd the state\; and by changes in the way mathematical research is transmit
 ted and evaluated. My main aim will be to suggest a few directions that I 
 think could be of particular interest for historians and philosophers and 
 the consumers of their work.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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