Iron Rings, Doctor Honoris Causa Raoul Bott, Carl Herz, and a Hidden Hand

zbMATH Open1195.01028arXiv1003.0152MaRDI QIDQ3582264FDOQ3582264

Authors: Peter Robert Kotiuga 

Publication date: 2 September 2010

Abstract: The degree of Doctor of Sciences, honoris causa, was conferred on Raoul Bott by McGill University in 1987. Much of the work to make this happen was done by Carl Herz. Some of the author's personal recollections of both professors are included, along with some context for the awarding of this degree and ample historical tangents. Some cultural aspects occurring in the addresses are elaborated on, primarily, the Canadian engineer's iron ring. This paper also reprints both the convocation address of Raoul Bott and the presentation of Carl Herz on that occasion.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.0152

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Development of contemporary mathematics (01A65)

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