William Dunham (mathematician)

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William Wade Dunham (born 1947) is an American writer who was originally trained in topology but became interested in the history of mathematics and specializes in Leonhard Euler. He has received several awards for writing and teaching on this subject.[1]

Education

Dunham received his

Ohio State in 1970, and his PhD from the same institution in 1974.[2]

Writings

Dunham won the American Association of Publishers' award for writing the Best Mathematics Book of 1994 for his book The Mathematical Universe.

Lester R. Ford Award in 2006 for his expository article Touring the Calculus,[5] and the Chauvenet Prize in 2022 for his article The Early (and Peculiar) History of the Möbius Function.[6]

In 2007, Dunham gave a lecture about Euler's product-sum formula and its relationship to analytic number theory, as well as discussed Euler's evaluation of a non-trivial integral at the celebration of "Year of Euler" by the Euler Society.[7] He published a chapter "Euler and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra" in the book The Genius of Euler published in 2007 to commemorate the 300th birthday of Euler.[8][9]

Works

  • Dunham, William (1990). Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics (1st ed.).
  • Dunham, William (1994). The Mathematical Universe (1st ed.). John Wiley and Sons. .
  • Dunham, William (1999). Euler: The Master of Us All (1st ed.). .
  • Dunham, William (2007). "Euler and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra" in The Genius of Euler: Reflections on his Life and Work. Mathematical Association of America. .
  • Dunham, William (2008). The Calculus Gallery (1st ed.). Princeton University Press.
  • Dunham, William (2010). Great Thinkers, Great Theorems (Video Lecture Series). .

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "William Dunham". www.passhema.org. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  2. ^ "William Dunham". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  3. ^ Dunham, Willam (4 March 1999). Euler: The Master of Us All - Google Book Search. . Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  4. ^ Wagner, Clifford (July 2007). "Review of Euler: The Master of Us All by William Dunham". Mathematical Association of America.
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  7. ^ "MathFest Highlight: William Dunham Presents Euler in Three Acts". www.maa.org. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  8. ^ Dunham, William (2007). The genius of Euler: reflections on ... - Google Book Search. . Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  9. ^ Bradley, Rob (25 February 2007). "Review of The Genius of Euler edited by William Dunham". Mathematical Association of America.
  10. ^ Dembart, Lee (May 15, 1990). "Review: Journey Through Genius by William Dunham". LA Times.
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