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Monday, October 9, 2006 - 4:15pm

Professor Peter Roquette

University of Heidelberg

Location

Bryn Mawr College

Park Science Bldg - Room 338

Tea will be served at 3:45 pm in Park 355; Talk will begin at 4:15 pm in Park 33

In the course of our historical studies I have found several documents, some hitherto unknown, which shed light on the life of Emmy Noether and her influence to mathematics. In particular we see the respect and admiration of Hermann Weyl for Emmy Noether's work and personality. Although the character and the scope of her work was completely different from his own, he was well informed about it and he realized the impact of her ideas on the future development of mathematics. He had called her "my superior as a mathematician in many respects". In my talk I will present and interpret some of those documents. I will also briefly sketch the life and work of Emmy Noether, who after her forced emigration from Germany had found a position at Bryn Mawr, and of Hermann Weyl, who became a permanent member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.