Zoltán Pál Dienes
Mathematician, Author
1916 –
Who is Zoltán Pál Dienes?
Zoltán Pál Dienes is a Hungarian mathematician whose ideas on the education have been popular in some countries. He is a world-famous theorist and tireless practitioner of the "new mathematics" - an approach to mathematics learning that uses games, songs and dance to make it more appealing to children.
Dienes' life and ideas are described in his autobiography, Memoirs of a Maverick Mathematician, and his book of mathematical games, I Will Tell You Algebra Stories You've Never Heard Before. He has also published a book of poetry, Calls from the Past.
His latter life contributions have been chronicled by Bharath Sriraman in The Mathematics Enthusiast.
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- Born
- 1916
- Also known as
- Zoltan Pal Dienes
- Zoltan Dienes
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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