Both are so well known in mathematics and physics circles that the following may come as a surprise to many. From:
http://www.weylmann.com/weyl+noether.pdf, a recent article by Peter Roquette posted in the site
http://www.weylmann.com/ honouring Weyl:
" The writing of the obituary was a very natural occurence. Hermann Weyl was considered by the mathematicians as the mathematical leader of the time and at the peak of his productivity and he had probably the greatest knowledge and understanding of her work. Einstein had begun to slow down and Von Neumann was relatively young and still growing. It was, therefore, obvious to all the mathematicians that Weyl should write the obituary which he did. He, furthermore, sent it to the New York Times, the New York Times asked who is Weyl? Have Einstein write something, he is the mathematician recognized by the world. This is how Einstein's article appeared. It was most certainly "inspired" by Weyl's draft.These facts were told to me at the time by Mrs. Wheeler who was indignant that the New York Times had not recognized the mathematical stature of Hermann Weyl."
Emmy Noether's contributions are described in several places and there is a brief description of her work and a link to an English translation of her famous "Invariante Variationsprobleme," in:
http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/Phase2/Noether,_Amalie_Emmy@861234567.html
http://www.weylmann.com/weyl+noether.pdf, a recent article by Peter Roquette posted in the site
http://www.weylmann.com/ honouring Weyl:
" The writing of the obituary was a very natural occurence. Hermann Weyl was considered by the mathematicians as the mathematical leader of the time and at the peak of his productivity and he had probably the greatest knowledge and understanding of her work. Einstein had begun to slow down and Von Neumann was relatively young and still growing. It was, therefore, obvious to all the mathematicians that Weyl should write the obituary which he did. He, furthermore, sent it to the New York Times, the New York Times asked who is Weyl? Have Einstein write something, he is the mathematician recognized by the world. This is how Einstein's article appeared. It was most certainly "inspired" by Weyl's draft.These facts were told to me at the time by Mrs. Wheeler who was indignant that the New York Times had not recognized the mathematical stature of Hermann Weyl."
Emmy Noether's contributions are described in several places and there is a brief description of her work and a link to an English translation of her famous "Invariante Variationsprobleme," in:
http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/Phase2/Noether,_Amalie_Emmy@861234567.html
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