Boston science colloquium honors acclaimed 20th century mathematician Emmy Noether | Science - Daily Free Press

A century after mathematician Amalie Emmy Noether created theorems in abstract algebra and theoretical physics, scholars from across the country gathered in Boston to discuss her legacy, notes Amelia Murray-Cooper, The Daily Free Press.

Marian Gilton, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine, speaks at an event commemorating the centennial of Emmy Noether’s theorems at CILSE Friday afternoon.
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In the 59th annual Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science, Noether’s lasting impacts on math and science were honored.

Boston University’s Center for Philosophy and History of Science and the Department of Physics co-sponsored the colloquium. The lecture titled “100 Years of Emmy Noether’s Theorems” was held Friday in the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering and was free to the public.

According to CPHS, the colloquium consists of several programs that highlight different concepts or historical figures and encourages interdisciplinary approaches to the sciences and humanities. The first talk was held Oct. 19, and the final lecture will take place April 25, 2019.

Katherine Brading, a professor of philosophy at Duke University, and Colin McLarty, chair of philosophy at Case Western Reserve University, spoke at the lecture.

They were joined by Marian Gilton, a doctoral student at University of California Irvine, and Daniel Harlow, an assistant professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Simrita Dhulekar, a freshman in the College of Engineering, said she thinks women should be continually encouraged to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math today.
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Source: Daily Free Press