Author / Artist:
Newman, James
Title:
World of Mathematics. A Small Library of the Literature of mathematics from A'h-mose the Scribe to Albert Einstein. (4 Bde., compl.)
Subtitles / Reproduction:
Keyword:
Naturwissenschaft
Binding / Picture Size:
OLwd. goldgeprägt m Kopfschnitt in Schuber
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Place of publishing:
New York
Year of publication:
1956
Book Details / Size:
8°, je ca 700 S., einige Abb.
Description:
James Roy Newman (1907–1966) was an American mathematician and mathematical historian. He was also a lawyer, practicing in the state of New York from 1929 to 1941. During and after World War II, he held several positions in the United States government, including Chief Intelligence Officer at the US Embassy in London, Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of War, and Counsel to the US Senate Committee on Atomic Energy. In the latter capacity, he helped to draft the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. He became a member of the board of editors for Scientific American beginning in 1948. He is also credited for coining and first describing the mathematical concept "googol" in his book (co-authored by Edward Kasner) Mathematics and The Imagination.
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