Roles of the 1968 revolutions in the
history of science and mathematics  

Faculty of Education, Masaryk University
Poříčí 31 Brno

Thursday 22 June 2023

9:30–10:00 welcome

10:00–10:30 Helena Durnová and Jan Kotůlek: Introduction to the theme

10:30 coffee

11:00–11:45 Petra Bušková: Beside Mathematical Olympiad: the role of Young Pioneers

11:45–12:30 Helena Durnová: UN Computing Research Center in Bratislava

12:30 lunch

14:00–14:45 Petr Pytlík: Tschechisches Lesen von Heinrich Böll (1948–1989)

14:45–15:30 Danny Beckers: 2B or not 2B: mathematicians reacting to the Prague Spring

15:30 coffee

16:00–16:45 Jan Kotůlek: Cybernetics between East and West: Petr Mandl and his international contacts

16:45–17:30 Michal Plavec: 1968. A turning of the tide? Aero L-39 Albatros, a high-performance jet trainer

19:30 joint dinner

Friday 23 June 2023

9:00–10:30 Martin Franc: Cinzano, chicken with tropical fruit and Coca Cola. On the history of nutrition and food in the Czech lands in the second half of the 1960s

10:30 coffee

11:00–11:45 Jana Musilová: Turbulent 1970s of long 1960s from the Turkish perspective

12:00 closing remarks and lunch

The meeting traditionally strives to support interdisciplinary debate and explore various approaches to history of mathematics. Therefore, we offer wide time slots and breaks for the discussion.