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Amir Alexander is a historian, author, and academic who studies the interconnections between mathematics and its cultural and historical setting. Born in Rehovot, Israel on April 7, 1963, he grew up in Jerusalem where his father, Shlomo Alexander, was a professor of physics at the UCLA and the Hebrew University and his mother, Esther Alexander, was an economist and social activist.〔(Obituaries: Shlomo Alexander ) Physics Today, December, 1998: 73-74〕〔Shimshon Bichler. November 2005 (דיוקן לאסתר אלכסנדר ולתקופתה ) (English translation by Google Translate: Portrait Esther Alexander and Times )〕〔 He obtained a B.S. from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1988 in mathematics and history, before moving to the United States, where he obtained an M.A. in history of science from Stanford University in 1990, and a Ph.D. in history of science from Stanford University in 1996.〔 His first book, ''Geometrical Landscapes: The Voyages of Discovery and the Transformation of Mathematical Practice'', was published in 2002.〔Reuben Hersh for The American Scientist. May-June 2003 (Book Review: In Search of Interior Riches )〕 The book describes the 17th century English exploration of the Americas, the early exploration by English mathematicians of infinitesimals, and the relationship between the two, and argued that "If a strong relationship can be established between an historically specific nonmathematical tale and the narrative of a mathematical work that originated within its social sphere, then mathematics can indeed be said to be fundamentally shaped by its social and cultural setting."〔〔Kim Williams (Book review: Geometrical landscapes: The voyages of discovery and the transformation of mathematical practice ) The Mathematical Intelligencer Fall 2006, 28(4):58-60〕 His second book, ''Duel at Dawn: Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics'', was published in 2010.〔Tony Mann for Times Higher Education. May 6, 2010 (Book of the Week: Duel at Dawn: Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics )〕 The book begins describing the death of Evariste Galois in a duel in 1832 and makes the argument that the ideas and culture of the Romantic age influenced the way mathematicians saw themselves and the very mathematics that they created.〔 His third book, ''Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World'' was published in 2014. The book returns to the topic of the history of the study of infinitesimals in the 17th century, and locates arguments about the validity of the mathematical concept in the struggles between Roman Catholics and Protestants in the Reformation and Counter-Reformation and the accompanying political struggles between authoritarian and more pluralistic approaches to governing.〔〔 ''Infinitesimal'' was selected as one of the best science books of 2014 by ''Library Journal'' and by ''Slate'' magazine. Alexander has also contributed pieces to ''The New York Timess Science and Book Reviews sections,〔New York Times (NYT articles by Amir Alexander )〕 ''The Los Angeles Times'' Op-Ed section, and ''Scientific American'', and he has been interviewed on NPR's ''All Things Considered'', and ''Interfaith Voices''.〔 (Interfaith Voices )〕 Amir Alexander lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.〔 He teaches history at UCLA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.history.ucla.edu/people/faculty/faculty-1/faculty-1?lid=864 )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amir Alexander」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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