Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática (Nov 2020)

THE BEGINNINGS OF THE PROFESSIONALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS IN BRAZIL STARTING FROM THE 19TH CENTURY

  • Sergio Nobre

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47976/RBHM2007v7n1385-96
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 13

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This talk I will discuss the development of mathematical investigation after the creation of the Royal Military Academy in 1810. In 1842, the first doctoral program in mathematics was established. It will be also discussed the creation of the first engineering (polytechnic) schools in the 19th century, the foundation of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in the early 20th century, the creation of the first university in the country, and the consequent beginnings of the professionalization in mathematics in these institutions.

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