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952. Charles Weatherburn (1884 - 1974) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Weatherburn/

     8 Mar 2024: The above quotation gives us a good insight into the character of Weatherburn - a man who would not take a decision lightly, who would not be swayed by others simply because ... A K Weatherburn, Charles Ernest Weatherburn, (1884-1974), Australian

953. Al-Baghdadi (980 - 1037) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Al-Baghdadi/

     7 Mar 2023: b. b. b is deficient. S Pines, A S Saidan, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

954. Christian Wiener (1826 - 1896) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Wiener_Christian/

     7 Mar 2023: As one might expect from an eminent scientist, Wiener defended scientific research against the opinions of many at that time who saw it as being a danger to morality. ... H G Korber, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

955. Marcel Grossmann (1878 - 1936) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Grossmann/

     7 Mar 2023: They emphasise mathematical foundations, physical predictions and experimental tests. J J Burckhardt, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

956. Jules Tannery (1848 - 1910) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Tannery_Jules/

     7 Mar 2023: P Speziali, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

957. Martin Gardner (1914 - 2010) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gardner/

     7 Mar 2023: In December 1956 he had his first article, which was on hexaflexagons, published by Scientific American. ... The columns he wrote for Scientific American have been published as fifteen books.

958. Al-Quhi (940 - 1000) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Al-Quhi/

     7 Mar 2023: Y Dold-Samplonius, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

959. Pierre Varignon (1654 - 1722) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Varignon/

     7 Mar 2023: P Costabel, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). ... V N Chinenova, On a scientific biography of P Varignon (Russian), in Achievements in the development of the mathematical sciences (Natsional.

960. Johann (II) Bernoulli (1710 - 1790) - Biography - MacTutor History…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Bernoulli_Johann(II)/

     7 Mar 2023: His shyness and frail constitution did not, however, prevent him from engaging in extensive scientific correspondence (about 900 items) and from furthering the publication, in four volumes, of his father's ... J O Fleckenstein, Biography in Dictionary of

961. Alessandro Padoa (1868 - 1937) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Padoa/

     7 Mar 2023: absorbed in scientific and philosophic investigations, forgot that the majority of men sought and continue to seek happiness in the feverish conquest of pleasure, money, and honours. ... He died from heart disease at the age of sixty-nine. H C Kennedy,