Hermann Graßmann, Gymnasiallehrer in Stettin und bekannt als Begründer der n-dimensionalen Vektoralgebra, erwarb sich auch in der Physik und der Sprachforschung bleibende Verdienste. Gestützt auf die "Dialektik" Schleiermachers entwickelte er in seinem Hauptwerk, der "Ausdehnung…
Hermann Grassmann: from past to future : Grassmann's work in context
by Petsche, Hans-Joachim, Grassmann Bicentennial Conference, Grassmann, Hermann, Mathematiker, Physiker, Indologe, Grassmann, Hermann, Mathématicien, Physicien, Indianiste, Grassmann, Hermann, Mathematician, Physicist, Indologist
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hermann Graßmann (1809-1877), an interdisciplinary conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, and in Graßmann's hometown Szczecin, Poland. The idea of the conference was to present a multi-faceted picture of Graßmann, and to…
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hermann Graßmann (1809-1877), an interdisciplinary conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, and in Graßmann's hometown Szczecin, Poland. The idea of the conference was to present a multi-faceted picture of Graßmann, and to…