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Special Article Mathematics in the 20th Century
Author(s) -
Atiyah Michael
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
bulletin of the london mathematical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.396
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1469-2120
pISSN - 0024-6093
DOI - 10.1112/s0024609301008566
Subject(s) - mathematics , key (lock) , mathematics education , calculus (dental) , computer science , medicine , computer security , dentistry
A survey is given of several key themes that have characterised mathematics in the 20th century. The impact of physics is also discussed, and some speculations are made about possible developments in the 21st century. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 00‐02.