Charles Howard Hinton
Mathematician, Author
1853 – 1907
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Who was Charles Howard Hinton?
Charles Howard Hinton was a British mathematician and writer of science fiction works titled Scientific Romances. He was interested in higher dimensions, particularly the fourth dimension. He is known for coining the word "tesseract" and for his work on methods of visualising the geometry of higher dimensions.
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- Born
- 1853
England - Also known as
- C. Howard Hinton
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- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Balliol College
- University of Oxford
- Died
- Apr 30, 1907
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on July 23, 2013
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