William Dunham (mathematician)
- William Dunham (mathematician)
William Dunham is an American writer who was originally trained in topology but became interested in the history of mathematics. He has received several awards for writing and teaching on this subject.[cite web]
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title=William Dunham
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accessdate=2008-06-15] Education
Dunham received his B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1969, his M.S. from Ohio State in 1970, and his Ph.D. from the same institution in 1974.
Writings
Dunham won the American Association of Publishers’ award for writing the Best Mathematics Book of 1994 for his book " The Mathematical Universe".[ In his book "Euler: The Master of Us All", he examines Leonhard Euler's impressives mathematical work. [cite web]
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first=Willam] In 2007, Dunham gave a lecture about Euler's product-sum formula and its relationship to analytic number theory, as well as discussed Euler's evaluation of a non-trivial integral at the celebration of "Year of Euler" by the Euler Society. [cite web
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title=MathFest Highlight: William Dunham Presents Euler in Three Acts
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accessdate=2008-06-15] He published a chapter "Euler and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra" in the book "The Genius of Euler" published in 2007 to commemorate the 300th birthday of Euler. [cite web
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Works
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*citation|last=Dunham|first=William|year=1994|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|edition=1st|isbn=0-471-53656-3|title=The Mathematical Universe
*citation|last=Dunham|first=William|year=1999|publisher=Mathematical Association of America|edition=1st|isbn=0-88385-328-0|title=Euler The Master of Us All
*citation|last=Dunham|first=William|year=2007|publisher=Mathematical Association of America|isbn=0883855585|title="Euler and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra" in The Genius of Euler: Reflections on his Life and Work
Footnotes
External links
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