Bøger af Christopher D. Hollings

Examines the historically unique conditions under which the International Congress of Mathematicians took place in Oslo in 1936. Relying heavily on unpublished archival sources, the authors consider the different goals of the various participants in the Congress, most notably those of the Norwegian organizers, and the Nazi-led German delegation.

This monograph provides a concise introduction to the tangled issues of communication between Russian and Western scientists during the Cold War. It then goes on to compare general language abilities on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, with comments on efforts in the West to learn Russian and the systematic translation of Russian work.