Accession No

6137

Brief Description

historical timeline of mathematicians from 1000 to 1950, by IBM, U.S.A., 1966

Origin

U.S.A.; New York

Maker

IBM

Class

mathematics

Earliest Date

1966

Latest Date

1966

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

Length 150mm; height 120mm (when folded) Length 1500mm; height 240mm (when stretched out)

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated on or before 04/07/2007.

Inscription

Description Notes

Historical timeline of mathematicians from 1000 to 1900, in two parts, published 1966.
Folded in fifths lengthways, and in half heightwise. First part is from 1000 to 1500, second from 1500 to 1900, with brief additional notes up to 1950.

Includes illustrations, and text listing institutions which illustrations are courtesy of, e.g.: Columbia University Libraries, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago.
Biographies and mathematical notes by Ray Redheffer.
At bottom are notes on ‘How to look at this chart’.

Condition: good.
Holes in corners from where it has previously been pinned up.
Small tear on third fifth of second timeline (between Newton and Euler), and on last fifth of second timeline (between Volterra and Von Neumann’s sections).

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