The 'family trees' of mathematics
The 'family trees' of mathematics
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London: Nature Publishing Group
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The insight comes from an analysis of the Mathematics Genealogy Project (MGP), which aims to connect all mathematicians, living and dead, into family trees on the basis of teacher-pupil lineages, in particular who an individual's doctoral adviser was1. The MGP is hosted by North Dakota State University in Fargo and co-sponsored by the American Math...
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The 'family trees' of mathematics
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1816795532
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1816795532
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature.2016.20491
