Polish mathematicians and mathematics in World War I. Part I: Galicia (Austro-Hungarian Empire)

In this article we present diverse experiences of Polish mathematicians (in a broad sense) who during World War I fought for freedom of their homeland or conducted their research and teaching in difficult wartime circums...

THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION ARCHIVES IN NEW YORK – THE FORGOTTEN TREASURY NOT ONLY TO THE HISTORY OF POLISH SCIENCE

The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York has several chapters in the main cities in the United States of America as well as in Warsaw. It was founded in 1925 by Steven Mizwa (professor of economics at Drake University, Des...

KAROL OLSZEWSKI’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO CRYOGENICS

The article briefly presents the scientific achievements of Karol Olszewski (1846–1915), who was born when Poland did not exist on the map of Europe and Polish science was developed mainly in Krakow, Lviv and at some Eur...

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Sprawozdanie Komisji Historii Nauki PAU w roku 2016/2017

The report discusses the activities of the Commission on the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016/2017. It presents the lists of: scientific meeting, conferences, and new publications.