Questions tagged [gottingen]
Göttingen is a university in Germany. Prior to WW2, Göttingen was a mathematical and scientific powerhouse.
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What led to the fall of Göttingen?
Göttingen was the place in which many important mathematicians such as Riemann worked. It was also one of the main locations for the development of quantum theory in the twenties (e.g. Heisenberg, ...
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Fraenkel's appointment at Göttingen
Abraham Fraenkel grandpère writes on page 127 of his book recently translated into English:
My professional career began in March 1919 with... an invitation to Göttingen to Privy Counselor Felix ...
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Source for Hilbert's famous quote "Mathematics in Göttingen? There really is none anymore"
Reportedly this was uttered at a banquet in which Hilbert was seated next to the new Minister of Education, Bernhard Rust, in response to Rust inquiring as to the state of mathematics in Göttingen now ...
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