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Eric Temple Bell
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Scottish American mathematician and science fiction author (1883-1960)
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Eric Temple Bell was a male mathematician, novelist, and writer who specialized in combinatorics. Born in Peterhead in 1883, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. He was educated at Stanford University, Columbia University, and the University of Washington. His professional career included employment at the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology.
Bell received the Bôcher Memorial Prize and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Mathematical Association of America, and the American Philosophical Society. His notable works include the Bell number, Bell polynomials, and Bell series. He also wrote under the pseudonym John Taine. His literary output included titles such as *The magic of numbers*, *Dangerous vegetables*, and *Numerology*. He died in Watsonville in 1960.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1883
- Died
- 1960
- Works
- 42
Top works
- The magic of numbers
- Dangerous vegetables
- Les grands mathématiciens ...
- Numerology
- Büyük matematikçiler
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1883-02-07 ) 7 February 1883, Peterhead , Scotland
- Died
- 21 December 1960 (1960-12-21) (aged 77), Watsonville, California , U.S.
- Education
- Stanford University , University of Washington , Columbia University (Ph.D.)
- Known for
- Number theory , Bell series , Bell polynomials , Bell numbers , Bell triangle , Ordered Bell numbers , Men of Mathematics
- Awards
- Bôcher Memorial Prize (1924)
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- University of Washington , California Institute of Technology
- Doctoral advisor
- Frank Nelson Cole , Cassius Keyser
- Doctoral students
- Morgan Ward , Zhou Peiyuan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Peterhead
- Place of death
- Watsonville
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Bell series
- Doctoral advisor
- Cassius Jackson Keyser
- Student of
- Edward Mann Langley
- Field of work
- combinatorics
- Image
- Eric Temple Bell sketch 1931.png
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- date of birth
- 1883-02-07
- date of death
- 1960-12-21
- Commons category
- Eric Temple Bell
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- pseudonym
- John Taine
- name in native language
- Eric Temple Bell
- writing language
- English language
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Eric Temple Bell (7 February 1883 – 21 December 1960) was a mathematician, educator and science fiction writer who lived in the United States for most of his life. He published non-fiction using his given name and fiction as John Taine.
Early life and education
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