Article ID: CBB000933579

Hunting Prime Numbers---From Human to Electronic Computers (2010)

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Corry, Leo (Author)


Rutherford Journal: The New Zealand Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Volume: 3
Pages: 21,000 words


Publication Date: 2010
Edition Details: http://www.rutherfordjournal.org/article030105.html (Accessed on June 8, 2010). Part of a special issue.
Language: English

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Authors & Contributors
Hon, Giora
Stigler, Stephen M.
Sabbagh, Karl
Rockmore, Daniel Nahum
Reichardt, Hans
Reich, Karin
Concepts
Mathematics
Number theory; number concept
Prime numbers
Computer science
Symmetry
Philosophy of mathematics
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
20th century
20th century, late
17th century
Places
United States
Germany
France
China
Institutions
California Institute of Technology
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