Literary Library

Grace Hopper

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1906 - January 1, 1992American computer scientist and U. S. Navy Rear AdmiralAuthor of "Understanding Computers" and "Instructor's Man...
Admiral Computer Computer Scientist Computers Math Mathematician Mathematics Navy Physicist Presidential Medal of Freedom US Navy

Oswald Jacoby

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1902 - June 27, 1984American bridge player and authorAuthor of "Oswald Jacoby on Poker", "Mathematics for Pleasure", "The Backgammon Bo...
Author Backgammon Bridge Cards Math Mathematics Poker

Thomas Carlyle

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881Scottish historian, philosopher, mathematician, essayist and satiristAuthor of "Sartor Resartus", "The French R...
Essayist Essays Historian history Math Mathematician Mathematics Philosopher Philosophy Satire Satirist Scotland Scottish

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologistPublished the 36 volume edition of "Histoire Naturelle" Became t...
Comte Cosmologist Cosmology Count France French Math Mathematician Mathematics Natural World Naturalist

Barbara McMartin

by Angela Beck
November 18, 1931 - September 27, 2005American mathematician, environmentalist and authorAuthor of 25 books on the Adirondack Mountains including "...
Adirondack Mountains Environment Environmentalist Math Mathematician Mathematics

Mark B. Wise

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1953 - Canadian-American theoretical physicist, researcher and writerAuthor of "From Physical Concept to Mathematical Structure: An Int...
Canada Canadian Canadian-American Math Mathematics Physicist Researcher Theorectical Physicist