A Century Of Mathematics In America (history Of Mathematics, Vol 1)

A Century of Mathematics in America Part I Edited by Peter Duren with the assistance of Richard A. Askey Uta C. Merzbach AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIL"IY HISTOKY OF MATHEMATICS Mlume 1 A Century of Mathematics in America Part I 118 DEANE MONTGOMERY HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS Volume 1 A Century of Mathematics in America Part I Edited by Peter Duren with the assistance of Richard A. Askey Uta C. Merzbach American Mathematical Society Providence, Rhode Island Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A century of American mathematics. Part I. (History of mathematics; v. 1) 1. Mathematics-United States-History-20th century. Peter L., 1935. III. Merzbach, Uta C., 1933QA27.U5C46 1988 510'.973 ISBN 0-8218-0124-4 . I. Askey, Richard. IV. Series. II. Duren, 88-22155 Copying and reprinting. Individual readers of this publication, and nonprofit libraries acting for them, are permitted to make fair use of the material, such as to copy an article for use in teaching or research. Permission is granted to quote brief passages from this publication in reviews, provided the customary acknowledgment of the source is given. Republication, systematic copying, or multiple reproduction of any material in this publication (including abstracts) is permitted only under license from the American Mathematical Society.. Requests for such permission should be addressed to the Executive Director, American Mathematical Society, P.O. Box 6248, Providence, Rhode Island 02940. Copyright ©1988 by the American Mathematical Society. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. The American Mathematical Society retains all rights except those granted to the United States Government. The paper used in this book is acid-free and falls within the guidelines established to ensure permanence and durability. Contents Mathematical Progress in America Thomas Scott Fiske 3 The Beginnings of The American Mathematical Society Reminiscences of Thomas Scott Fiske 13 For the 100th Birthday of the American Mathematical Society J. L. Synge 19 J. J. Sylvester, Johns Hopkins and Partitions 21 George E. Andrews Thomas S. Fiske and Charles S. Peirce Carolyn Eisele 41 Luther Pfahler Eisenhart 56 Solomon Lefschetz Some Mathematical Reminiscences D. V. Widder 79 The Role of Logical Investigations in Mathematics Since 1930 Stephen C. Kleene 85 Memories of Bygone Meetings R. P. Boas 93 Moscow 1935: Topology Moving Toward America Hassler Whitney 97 Oswald Veblen Deane Montgomery 118 Some Books of Auld Lang Syne P. R. Halmos 131 Refugee Mathematicians in the United States of America, 1933-1941: Reception and Reaction Nathan Reingold 175 Reminiscences of a Mathematical Immigrant in the U.S. Solomon Lefschetz 201 The Threadbare Thirties 209 Ivan Niven The European Mathematicians' Migration to America Lipman Bers v 231 Abraham Adrian Albert Irving Kaplansky 244 A Half Century of Reviewing D. H. Lehmer 265 American Mathematicians in WWI G. Baley Price 267 American Mathematicians in War Service 269 The Mathematical Sciences and World War Service Mina Rees 275