The History of Knot Theory by Kristen McLaughlin

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The History of Knot Theory

Published on May 25, 2016

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Knot theory

history

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The very beginning

Alexandre-Theophile Vandermonde
The important thing = POSITION

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Carl Friedrich Gauss

Created a notation for knots (no longer used)
Applied knots to currents in electrodynamics

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braid theory

Emil Artin in the 1920s
Quantum mechanics
Textiles
Gave knot theory momentum

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James Waddell Alexander

Applied braid theory to develop knot theory
Alexander Matrix

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Kristen McLaughlin

http://kristenmclaughlin.com