Speaker: Karen Parshall, University of Virginia
Title: James Joseph Sylvester: Jewish Mathematician in a Victorian World
Abstract: Highlighting several lesser known episodes in Sylvester's life, this talk will explore how, as a Jew, Sylvester managed to "navigate" his way through the Victorian British landscape and craft a career for himself as a research mathematician.
Time: Friday, November 13, 2009, 3:30-4:20 p.m.Place: Science and Technology Building I, Room 242
Refreshments will be served before the talk at 3:00 p.m. in Room 222.
Department of Mathematical Sciences
George Mason University
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Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
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