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Jan 1, 1883 — Jan 1, 1960· 77 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM AUTHOR · MATHEMATICS · HISTORY

Eric Temple Bell

Also known as: John Taine, E.T. Bell

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Peterhead, United Kingdom
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THIS SECTION IS HEADED Introduction rather than Preface (which it really is) in the hope of decoying habitual preface-skippers into reading-for their own comfort-at least the following paragraphs down to the first row of stars before going on to meet some of the great mathematicians.

— from Men of mathematics, 1937

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Men of mathematics

1937

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A collection of biographies describing the lives and achievements of 29 mathematicians. Includes Zeno, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal, Newton, and Leibniz.

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