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The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive – Extensive list of detailed biographies; The Oberwolfach Photo Collection – Photographs of mathematicians from all over the world; Photos of mathematicians – Collection of photos of mathematicians (and computer scientists) made by Andrej Bauer. Famous Mathematicians
Gerard Ben-Arous (born 1957) - Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences; Itai Benjamini; Jakob Bernoulli (1654–1705) - Switzerland, known for Bernoulli trials; Joseph Louis François Bertrand (1822–1900) Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch (1891–1970) Patrick Billingsley (1925–2011) Erwin Bolthausen (born 1945) Carlo Emilio Bonferroni ...
William Schieffelin Claytor (1908–1967), third African-American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics, University of Pennsylvania [1] [2] Paul Cohen (1934–2007) Don Coppersmith (b. 1950), cryptographer, first four-time Putnam Fellow in history; Elbert Frank Cox (1895–1969), first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics, Cornell University
Many mathematical problems have been stated but not yet solved. These problems come from many areas of mathematics, such as theoretical physics, computer science, algebra, analysis, combinatorics, algebraic, differential, discrete and Euclidean geometries, graph theory, group theory, model theory, number theory, set theory, Ramsey theory, dynamical systems, and partial differential equations.
The Fields Medal. This list of mathematics awards contains articles about notable awards for mathematics.The list is organized by the region and country of the organization that sponsors the award, but awards may be open to mathematicians from around the world.
The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as scientists and mathematicians – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians .
Appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, at site of University of Greenwich Mathematics Department. Dame Mary Cartwright, fellow and Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge; J. W. S. Cassels, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge 1949–1984; Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics 1967-1986
This use of mathematics in the real world was cited in the Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society. [7] In 2012, Chamberlain was involved with the UK STEM Project "Being a Professional Mathematician", where his interview was selected for an iTunes podcast. [8] [9] In 2014 he was named by the Science Council as one of the UK's top scientists. [10]