Naming God, Naming the Infinite: Religious Mysticism and Mathematics in France and Russia, 1890–1930

Loren R. Graham

Thursday, 13 Apr 2006 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union

is Professor of the History of Science in the Program of Science, Technology and Society at MIT. Professor Graham specializes in the history of science and the study of contemporary science and technology in Russia. His recent publications include Science and the Soviet Social Order (1990), Science, Philosophy and Human Behavior in the Soviet Union (1987), Science in Russia and the Soviet Union: A Short History (1993), The Ghost of the Executed Engineer (1993); A Face in the Rock (1995); and What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience? (1998). This is part of the History of Technology and Science Series.

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  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • History
  • History of Technology and Science Series
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

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