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Peter Hilton recounted his experience working with Turing in Hut 8 in his "Reminiscences of Bletchley Park" from A Century of Mathematics in America: [87] It is a rare experience to meet an authentic genius. Those of us privileged to inhabit the world of scholarship are familiar with the intellectual stimulation furnished by talented colleagues.
David Hilbert (/ ˈ h ɪ l b ər t /; [3] German: [ˈdaːvɪt ˈhɪlbɐt]; 23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics and one of the most influential mathematicians of his time.
Donald Michie, joined BP in the early summer of 1942' later worked with Colossus; had the idea for modifying it to become Colossus II, which could tackle 'wheel patterns' in addition to 'wheel settings' Stuart Milner-Barry, member of Hut 6 from early 1940 to the end of the war; head of Hut 6 from Autumn 1943 (chess player and civil servant)
John Kerrich was born in Norfolk, England [2] and grew up in South Africa. He was educated there and in the UK (First class Honours in Mathematics & MSc Astronomy, University of the Witwatersrand; Diploma in Actuarial Mathematics, University of Edinburgh). He was appointed lecturer in mathematics in 1929, and senior lecturer six years later.
John von Neumann (/ v ɒ n ˈ n ɔɪ m ən / von NOY-mən; Hungarian: Neumann János Lajos [ˈnɒjmɒn ˈjaːnoʃ ˈlɒjoʃ]; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian and American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist and engineer.
In 1957, he became head of the Department of Mathematics, a position which he held until 1961. [2] He retired in 1965 at the age of 70, three years before his death. [2] His portrait hangs in Howard University's common room. [2] During World War II, Cox taught engineering science and war management from 1942 to 1944. [1]
George Brinton Thomas Jr. (January 11, 1914 – October 31, 2006) was an American mathematician and professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Internationally, he is best known for being the author of the widely used calculus textbook Calculus and Analytic Geometry , known today as Thomas' Textbook .
Aitken spent his entire career at the University of Edinburgh, working as lecturer in Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics (1925–36), Reader in Statistics (1936–46), and finally Professor of Mathematics (1946–65). During World War II he worked in Hut 6 Bletchley Park decrypting ENIGMA code. [12]