Dunham, William
DUNHAM, William
DUNHAM, William. American, b. 1947. Genres: Mathematics/Statistics. Career: Ohio State University, Columbus, lecturer in mathematics, 1974-75, visiting associate professor, 1987-89; Hanover College, Hanover, IN, assistant professor, 1975-81, associate professor, 1981-90, professor of mathematics, 1990-92; Muhlenberg College, Truman Koehler Professor of Mathematics, 1992-. Publications: Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics, 1990; The Mathematical Universe, 1994; Euler: The Master of Us All, 1999. Address: Department of Mathematical Sciences, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 18104, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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