Mazliak, Laurent2024-07-302024-07-302020-11-04Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science, Vol. 18 No. 3 (2020): Varga 100, Special Issue, Volume 1 , 51-601589-7389https://hdl.handle.net/2437/378529In this paper, we consider a talk presented by the mathematician Paul Montel in Paris in 1944, dedicated to a general presentation of the importance of mathematics in everyday’s life. The text of this talk, and the context of its elaboration, allows various inceptions in the French mathematical life in the middle of 20th century. In particular Montel’s insistence on applications of mathematics strongly contrasts with the main tendencies of the French mathematical stage after the war under the impulse of the Bourbaki group. Subject Classification: 97A40, 01A60, 60-03application/pdfPaul MontelEmile BorelParis’ Palais de la DécouverteApplied mathematicsProbabilityfolyóiratcikkOpen AccessLaurent Mazliakhttps://doi.org/10.5485/TMCS.2020.0500Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science318Teach. Math. Comp. Sci.2676-8364