Richard Basener-
Unrecognized Accomplishments of Women in Mathematics
Foolish comments widely attributed to one of the nation's most highly visible academic authorities have suggested the possibility that female mathematicians may be genetically deficient in talent and ability relative to their male counterparts. However, even a cursory examination of the historical record would reveal that the comparatively few women pioneers in the mathematical sciences made important fundamental contributions to the "Queen of the Sciences" far out of proportion to their limited numbers. These women appear to have been superior in intelligence, or at a minimum equal in intelligence, to the very brightest of their male contemporaries.
The speaker, who has been privileged to "do mathematics" in the company of many bright women mathematicians, engineers and programmers during his academic and corporate careers, will highlight accomplishments of selected "Women in Mathematics" which merit wider recognition than they originally received.
This talk will be accessible to the campus community.
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