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Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, 1955–1963

Leo Corry , Raya Leviathan

This book describes the groundbreaking work of Chaim Leib Pekeris and his collaborators. Between 1955 and 1963 they used the first electronic computer built in Israel, the Weizmann Automatic Computer (WEIZAC), to develop powerful numerical methods that helped achieve...



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British Versions of Book II of Euclid's Elements: Geometry, Arithmetic, Algebra (1550–1750)

Leo Corry

This book discusses the changing conceptions about the relationship between geometry and arithmetic within the Euclidean tradition that developed in the British context of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Its focus is on Book II of the Elements and the ways in...



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The Roots and Development of Particle Physics in India

Sreerup Raychaudhuri

This book narrates the history of the initiation and development of elementary particle physics in India and by Indians, focusing on the first half of the twentieth century. The thread is taken up with the introduction of Western science into India in the previous...



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The Turbulence Problem

Michael Eckert

On the road toward a history of turbulence, this book focuses on what the actors in this research field have identified as the “turbulence problem”. Turbulent flow rose to prominence as one of the most persistent challenges in science. At different times and in...



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WEIZAC: An Israeli Pioneering Adventure in Electronic Computing (1945–1963)

Leo Corry , Raya Leviathan

The book tells the unique story of WEIZAC, an early computer built by a “new nation” in the early 1950s. It was created in Israel, even though the feasibility of this project was actually close to null when it was initially conceived, in 1946, and, unlike most of the...



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Subalternity vs. Hegemony, Cuba's Outstanding Achievements in Science and Biotechnology, 1959-2014

Angelo Baracca , Rosella Franconi

The present book introduces an original (new) perspective on Cuba. This book revisits Cuba's choice, after the 1959 revolution, to develop an advanced healthcare and scientific system. It also introduces new aspects of the problem development/underdevelopment. From the...



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