Artemas Martin

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Artemas Martin
diophantine analysis
InstitutionsU.S. Coast Survey

Artemas Martin (August 3, 1835 – November 7, 1918) was a self-educated American mathematician.[1]

Biography

Martin was born on August 3, 1835, in

computer in the Division of Tides.[4] He died on November 7, 1918.[4]

Mathematical work

Martin was a prolific contributor of problems and solutions to mathematical puzzle columns in popular magazines beginning at the age of 18 in the Pittsburgh Almanac and the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post. From 1870 to 1875, he was editor of the "Stairway Department" of Clark's School Visitor, one of the magazines to which he had previously contributed. From 1875 to 1876 Martin moved to the Normal Monthly, where he published 16 articles on

diophantine analysis. He subsequently became editor of the Mathematical Visitor in 1877 and of the Mathematical Magazine in 1882.[2][4] In 1893 in Chicago, his paper On fifth-power numbers whose sum is a fifth power was read (but not by him) at the International Mathematical Congress held in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition.[6] He was an Invited Speaker of the ICM in 1912 in Cambridge UK.[7]

Martin maintained an extensive mathematical library,[2][5] now in the collections of American University.[4][8]

Awards and societies

In 1877 Martin was given an honorary M.A. from

Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung.[5]

References

  1. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Artemas Martin", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
  2. ^ a b c d e f Finkel, B. F. (1902), "Biography: Artemas Martin, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D.", A Mathematical Solution Book, Springfield, MO: Kibler and Company, pp. 436–437. Reprinted from the American Mathematical Monthly 1 (4): 108–111, 1894.
  3. ^ "Mr. A. Martin, of Erie", The New York Times, December 11, 1885. Reprinted from The Boston Post.
  4. ^
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  5. ^ a b c d e Chamberlain, Joshua L., ed. (1899), "Martin, Artemas, Yale M.A. (Hon) 1877", Universities and their sons: history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees, Volume 3, R. Herndon company, pp. 201–202.
  6. ^ "On fifth-power numbers whose sum is a fifth power". Mathematical papers read at the International Mathematical Congress held in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition. NY: Macmillan as publisher for the AMS. 1896. pp. 168–174.
  7. ^ Martin, Artemas (1913). "On rational right-angled triangles". In: Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress of Mathematicians (Cambridge, 22—25 August 1912). Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. pp. 40–58.
  8. ^ Artemas Martin Collection, American University, retrieved 2011-06-19.
  9. Hartford Daily Courant
    , July 7, 1877.
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