Emmy Noether faced sexism and Nazism…
1 min readPhoto caption: Emmy Noether made significant contributions to theoretical mathematics. Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA. Article by Tamar Lichter Blanks. The Conversation – July 15, 2021.
Emmy Noether faced sexism and Nazism – 100 years later her contributions to ring theory still influence modern math
When Albert Einstein wrote an obituary for Emmy Noether in 1935, he described her as a “creative mathematical genius” who – despite “unselfish, significant work over a period of many years” – did not get the recognition she deserved. […]
