Archibald, Tom - History

Submitted by root on Thu, 2010/06/24 - 3:52pm
Personal Information
First Name: 
Tom
Last Name: 
Archibald
Department / Program: 
OTHER
Other: 
Mathematics
University Affiliation: 
Simon Fraser University
Phone: 
7787823378
Email Address: 
tarchi@sfu.ca
Area of Research
Discipline: 
History
Subject: 
Mathematics
OTHER
Geographical Region: 
Europe
Canada
Time Period: 
19th Century
20th Century
Specific Area of Research: 
transmission of mathematical knowledge between research communities; research community formation; mathematical values and their relation to broader cultural values
Academics
PHD Program: 
History of Science
PHD University: 
University of Toronto
PHD Date: 
1987
Major Publications: 
Archibald, Thomas and Charbonneau, Louis. Mathematics in Canada before 1945: a preliminary survey. Mathematics and the historian's craft, ed. G. van Brummelen, 141--182. Springer, New York, 2005.
Membership in Academic Societies: 
History of Science Society, International Council of Museums, Canadian Mathematical Society, American Mathematical Society
Courses Taught: 
undergraduate and graduate courses in the history of mathematics; occasional teaching of history of science survey courses