Re: [HM] Photos of mathematicians
Karen Dee Michalowicz (KarenDM@aol.com)
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:10:50 EDT
St. Andrews has a site for mathematics history. However, we must be very,
very careful about pictures of mathematicians. For example, often we see
Hypatia pictured as a very light skinned, European looking woman. Who knows
what Hypatia really looked like. I suspect closer to those who live on the
shores of the Mediterranean today. But, I don't know. I try to use
engravings, for example, Tartaglia in his book. Photos would only be
available for those in the l9th and 20th centuries. Of course, we have
pictures from paintings, again, for example Ada Lovelace.
Just beware.
Karen Dee Michalowicz
P.S. What did Euclid really look like? Was there really a Euclid? Hummm