Second International Congress of Mathematics

The Second International Congress of Mathematics, held in Paris in 1900, was a pivotal event in the history of mathematics and logic. It marked a culmination of 19th-century developments and set the stage for 20th-century research. A key highlight was David Hilbert's presentation of his famous list of 23 research problems. These problems addressed foundational issues in mathematics and logic and significantly influenced the direction of mathematical research for decades. The congress also saw the rise of nonalgebraic symbolic logic and the growing importance of axiomatization as a foundation for mathematics. This event helped legitimize mathematical logic within academia.12