E. T. Whittaker
Mathematician, Academic
1873 – 1956
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Who was E. T. Whittaker?
Edmund Taylor Whittaker FRS FRSE was an English mathematician who contributed widely to applied mathematics, mathematical physics and the theory of special functions. He had a particular interest in numerical analysis, but also worked on celestial mechanics and the history of physics. Near the end of his career he received the Copley Medal, the most prestigious honorary award in British science. The School of Mathematics of the University of Edinburgh holds The Whittaker Colloquium, a yearly lecture in his honour.
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- Born
- Oct 24, 1873
Southport - Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- Mar 24, 1956
Edinburgh
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on July 23, 2013
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