Overview
"This reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); John Casey (1820-1891); William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907); Henry John Stephen Smith (1826-83); Osborne Reynolds (1842-1912); Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845-1912); George Francis Fitzgerald (1851-1901); Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956); William Sealy Gosset, ""student"" (1876-1937); Walter Heitler (1904-81); David Robert Bates (1916-94); Andrew Young (1919-92); and Patrick Brendan Kennedy (1926-66)."
Full Product Details
Author: Ken Houston
Publisher: University College Dublin Press
Imprint: University College Dublin Press
Edition: illustrated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 0.10cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9781900621496
ISBN 10: 1900621495
Pages: 181
Publication Date: 04 September 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A successful, delightful and useful book. Books Ireland Oct 2000 a welcome addition to the growing number of books on Ireland's technical and scientific heritage. Technology Ireland Nov 2000 I would recommend the book wholeheartedly as an outstanding collection of biographical essays for anyone who wishes to learn more about the history of mathematics and science in Ireland. Books Ireland Dec 2000 a pleasure to read and makes an immense contribution to the appreciation and awareness of the rich history of mathematics and science in Ireland. Fiacre O'Cairbre, National University of Ireland Maynooth Irish Studies Review 9 (2) 2001 a most readable and enjoyable book... It is full of life and human interest with numerous insights into the history of mathematics and its applications. John G. McWhirter Mathematics Today April 2001 It provides an introduction to many interesting figures in mathematics in the context of their connection to Ireland, and so offers a different sort of attraction than most accounts. It is a delightful addition to a general undergraduate collection. CHOICE Oct 2001
"""A successful, delightful and useful book."" Books Ireland Oct 2000 ""a welcome addition to the growing number of books on Ireland's technical and scientific heritage."" Technology Ireland Nov 2000 ""I would recommend the book wholeheartedly as an outstanding collection of biographical essays for anyone who wishes to learn more about the history of mathematics and science in Ireland."" Books Ireland Dec 2000 ""a pleasure to read and makes an immense contribution to the appreciation and awareness of the rich history of mathematics and science in Ireland."" Fiacre O'Cairbre, National University of Ireland Maynooth Irish Studies Review 9 (2) 2001 ""a most readable and enjoyable book... It is full of life and human interest with numerous insights into the history of mathematics and its applications."" John G. McWhirter Mathematics Today April 2001 ""It provides an introduction to many interesting figures in mathematics in the context of their connection to Ireland, and so offers a different sort of attraction than most accounts. It is a delightful addition to a general undergraduate collection."" CHOICE Oct 2001"
