Péter was born in Budapest, Hungary, as Rózsa Politzer (Hungarian: Politzer Rózsa). She attended Pázmány Péter University (now Eötvös Loránd University), originally studying chemistry but later switching to mathematics. She attended lectures by Lipót Fejér and József Kürschák. While at university, she met László Kalmár; they would collaborate in future years and Kalmár encouraged her to pursue her love of mathematics.[3]
After graduating in 1927, Péter could not find a permanent teaching position although she had passed her exams to qualify as a mathematics teacher. Due to the effects of the Great Depression, many university graduates could not find work and Péter began private tutoring.[4] At this time, she also began her graduate studies.
Professional career and research
Initially, Péter began her graduate research on number theory. Upon discovering that her results had already been proven by the work of Robert Carmichael and L. E. Dickson, she abandoned mathematics to focus on poetry. However, she was convinced to return to mathematics by her friend László Kalmár, who suggested she research the work of Kurt Gödel on the theory of incompleteness.[3] She prepared her own, different proofs to Gödel's work.[5]
Péter presented the results of her paper on recursive theory, "Rekursive Funktionen", to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Zurich, Switzerland in 1932. In the summer of 1933, she worked with Paul Bernays in Göttingen, Germany, for the long chapter on recursive functions in the book Grundlagen der Mathematik that appeared in 1934 under the names of David Hilbert and Bernays. Her main results are summarised in the book and also appeared in several articles in the leading journal of mathematics, the Mathematische Annalen, the first in 1934. Publication was under the name Politzer-Péter as she had changed her Jewish surname Politzer into Péter that same year. For her research, she received her PhD summa cum laude in 1935. In 1936, she presented a paper entitled "Über rekursive Funktionen der zweiten Stufe" to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Oslo.[3] These papers helped to found the modern field of recursive function theory as a separate area of mathematical research.[6][7]
After the passage of the Jewish Laws of 1939 in Hungary, Péter was forbidden to teach because of her Jewish origin and was briefly confined to a ghetto in Budapest. During World War II, she wrote her book Playing with Infinity: Mathematical Explorations and Excursions, a work for lay readers on the topics of number theory and logic. Originally published in Hungarian, it has been translated into English and at least a dozen other languages.[8]
With the end of the war in 1945, Péter received her first full-time teaching appointment at the Budapest Teachers' Training College. In 1952, she was the first Hungarian woman to be made an Academic Doctor of Mathematics. After the College closed in 1955, she taught at Eötvös Loránd University until her retirement in 1975. She was a popular professor, known as "Aunt Rózsa" to her students.[4]
In 1951, she published her key work Rekursive Funktionen, the first book on modern logic by a female author, later translated into English as Recursive Functions. She continued to publish important papers on recursive theory throughout her life. In 1959, she presented a major paper "Über die Verallgemeinerung der Theorie der rekursiven Funktionen für abstrakte Mengen geeigneter Struktur als Definitionsbereiche" to the International Symposium in Warsaw (later published in two parts in 1961 and 1962).[3]
Beginning in the mid-1950s, Péter applied recursive function theory to computers. Her final book, published in 1976, was Rekursive Funktionen in der Komputer-Theorie (Recursive Functions in Computer Theory). Originally published in Hungarian, it was the second Hungarian mathematical book to be published in the Soviet Union because its subject matter was considered indispensable to the theory of computers. It was translated into English in 1981.[9]
^Morris, Edie; Harkleroad, Leon (1990), "Rózsa Péter: recursive function theory's founding mother", The Mathematical Intelligencer, 12 (1): 59–64, doi:10.1007/BF03023988, S2CID 120595680
^"Rozsa Peter: Founder of Recursive Function Theory". Women in Science: A Selection of 16 Contributors. San Diego Supercomputer Center. 1997. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ abcdeMacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. "Rózsa Péter". School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
^Riddle, Larry. "Rózsa Péter". Biographies of Women Mathematicians. Agnes Scott College. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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The native form of this personal name is Peter Rozsa This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Rozsa Peter born Rozsa Politzer 17 February 1905 16 February 1977 was a Hungarian mathematician and logician She is best known as the founding mother of recursion theory 1 2 Rozsa Peter Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Professional career and research 3 Honors 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditPeter was born in Budapest Hungary as Rozsa Politzer Hungarian Politzer Rozsa She attended Pazmany Peter University now Eotvos Lorand University originally studying chemistry but later switching to mathematics She attended lectures by Lipot Fejer and Jozsef Kurschak While at university she met Laszlo Kalmar they would collaborate in future years and Kalmar encouraged her to pursue her love of mathematics 3 After graduating in 1927 Peter could not find a permanent teaching position although she had passed her exams to qualify as a mathematics teacher Due to the effects of the Great Depression many university graduates could not find work and Peter began private tutoring 4 At this time she also began her graduate studies Professional career and research EditInitially Peter began her graduate research on number theory Upon discovering that her results had already been proven by the work of Robert Carmichael and L E Dickson she abandoned mathematics to focus on poetry However she was convinced to return to mathematics by her friend Laszlo Kalmar who suggested she research the work of Kurt Godel on the theory of incompleteness 3 She prepared her own different proofs to Godel s work 5 Peter presented the results of her paper on recursive theory Rekursive Funktionen to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Zurich Switzerland in 1932 In the summer of 1933 she worked with Paul Bernays in Gottingen Germany for the long chapter on recursive functions in the book Grundlagen der Mathematik that appeared in 1934 under the names of David Hilbert and Bernays Her main results are summarised in the book and also appeared in several articles in the leading journal of mathematics the Mathematische Annalen the first in 1934 Publication was under the name Politzer Peter as she had changed her Jewish surname Politzer into Peter that same year For her research she received her PhD summa cum laude in 1935 In 1936 she presented a paper entitled Uber rekursive Funktionen der zweiten Stufe to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Oslo 3 These papers helped to found the modern field of recursive function theory as a separate area of mathematical research 6 7 In 1937 she was appointed as contributing editor of the Journal of Symbolic Logic 4 After the passage of the Jewish Laws of 1939 in Hungary Peter was forbidden to teach because of her Jewish origin and was briefly confined to a ghetto in Budapest During World War II she wrote her book Playing with Infinity Mathematical Explorations and Excursions a work for lay readers on the topics of number theory and logic Originally published in Hungarian it has been translated into English and at least a dozen other languages 8 With the end of the war in 1945 Peter received her first full time teaching appointment at the Budapest Teachers Training College In 1952 she was the first Hungarian woman to be made an Academic Doctor of Mathematics After the College closed in 1955 she taught at Eotvos Lorand University until her retirement in 1975 She was a popular professor known as Aunt Rozsa to her students 4 In 1951 she published her key work Rekursive Funktionen the first book on modern logic by a female author later translated into English as Recursive Functions She continued to publish important papers on recursive theory throughout her life In 1959 she presented a major paper Uber die Verallgemeinerung der Theorie der rekursiven Funktionen fur abstrakte Mengen geeigneter Struktur als Definitionsbereiche to the International Symposium in Warsaw later published in two parts in 1961 and 1962 3 Beginning in the mid 1950s Peter applied recursive function theory to computers Her final book published in 1976 was Rekursive Funktionen in der Komputer Theorie Recursive Functions in Computer Theory Originally published in Hungarian it was the second Hungarian mathematical book to be published in the Soviet Union because its subject matter was considered indispensable to the theory of computers It was translated into English in 1981 9 Honors EditPeter was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 1951 She received the Mano Beke Prize by the Janos Bolyai Mathematical Society in 1953 the Silver State Prize in 1970 and the Gold State Prize in 1973 In 1973 she became the first woman to be elected to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 3 See also EditAckermann function Recursive function theory List of pioneers in computer scienceReferences Edit Morris Edie Harkleroad Leon 1990 Rozsa Peter recursive function theory s founding mother The Mathematical Intelligencer 12 1 59 64 doi 10 1007 BF03023988 S2CID 120595680 Rozsa Peter Founder of Recursive Function Theory Women in Science A Selection of 16 Contributors San Diego Supercomputer Center 1997 Retrieved 2017 08 23 a b c d e MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive Rozsa Peter School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews Scotland Retrieved 2014 04 14 a b c Rozsa Peter EpiGeneSys Retrieved 2014 04 14 Tamassy Istvan 1994 Interview with Roza Peter Modern Logic 4 3 277 280 Albers Donald J Alexanderson Gerald L Reid Constance eds 1990 Rozsa Peter 1905 1977 More Mathematical People Harcourt Brace Jovanovich p 149 Andrasfai Bela 1986 Rozsa Rosa Peter Periodica Polytechnica Electrical Engineering 30 2 3 139 145 Riddle Larry Rozsa Peter Biographies of Women Mathematicians Agnes Scott College Retrieved 2014 04 14 Rozsa Peter Biographies of Women Mathematicians Agnes Scott College Retrieved 2017 08 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rozsa Peter amp oldid 1133145058, wikipedia, 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