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Hendy obtained a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Physics and Mathematics, at the University of Canterbury.She was awarded an Aurora Astronomy Scholarship that enabled her to take an overseas trip to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, Carnegie Observatory, UCLA, Macdonald Observatory Texas, University of British Columbia, NRC Observatory Victoria and CHFT Hawaii.
Rice was born February 16, 1923, in St. Petersburg, Florida. [6]Four of Rice's pentagon tilings. Marjorie Rice was a San Diego [1] mother of five, who had become an ardent follower of Martin Gardner's long-running column, "Mathematical Games", which appeared monthly, 1957–1986, in the pages of Scientific American magazine.
William Anthony Husband (28 August 1950 – 18 October 2023) was a British cartoonist known for his black humour. He was mainly known for his work in Private Eye magazine, and his work has appeared in The Times , the Daily Mail and the Sunday Express as well as magazines including Playboy and The Spectator .
The news segment highlighted her book Math Doesn't Suck and her efforts to help girls develop an interest in mathematics, especially during the middle school years. [41] In January 2014, she received the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award. The citation credited her books, blog, and public appearances for encouraging ...
Along with her husband and writing partner Nicolas Falacci, she co-created the television series Numb3rs (2005–2010). [1] The couple created the show, a mathematics-centered departure from standard-fare Hollywood programming, to combat anti-intellectualism. [ 2 ]
James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation's biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86.
Larry Gonick (born 1946) is an American cartoonist best known for The Cartoon History of the Universe, a history of the world in comic book form, which he published in installments from 1977 to 2009.
Matt Parker was born in Perth, Western Australia, [6]: 77 and grew up in the northern suburb of Duncraig. [7] [8] He began showing an interest in maths and science from a young age, and at one point was part of his school's titration team.