Einstein and Hilbert (1)

6 May, 2019 Antonio J. Durán1

Between 29 June and 7 July 1915, at the invitation of David Hilbert, Einstein gave a series of lectures in Göttingen on General Relativity. At that time, Hilbert was interested in a mathematical formulation for […]

Luzin and the Soviets

23 April, 2019 José Ferreirós0

Russians born in the 1880s were not a lucky generation. Having to adapt to the whole series of changes brought about by the end of Tsarism, World War I, the Russian Revolution and the subsequent […]

Newton’s chamber pot

25 June, 2018 Antonio J. Durán0

The catechism of the Catholic Church states that those who go to heaven will be able to enjoy all good things without any mixture of evil. Something similar could be said of the image that […]