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Book SynopsisThis reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); John Casey (1820-1891); William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907); Henry John Stephen Smith (1826-83); Osborne Reynolds (1842-1912); Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845-1912); George Francis Fitzgerald (1851-1901); Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956); William Sealy Gosset, "student" (1876-1937); Walter Heitler (1904-81); David Robert Bates (1916-94); Andrew Young (1919-92); and Patrick Brendan Kennedy (1926-66).
Trade Review"A successful, delightful and useful book." Books Ireland Oct 2000 "a welcome addition to the growing number of books on Ireland's technical and scientific heritage." Technology Ireland Nov 2000 "I would recommend the book wholeheartedly as an outstanding collection of biographical essays for anyone who wishes to learn more about the history of mathematics and science in Ireland." Books Ireland Dec 2000 "a pleasure to read and makes an immense contribution to the appreciation and awareness of the rich history of mathematics and science in Ireland." Fiacre O'Cairbre, National University of Ireland Maynooth Irish Studies Review 9 (2) 2001 "a most readable and enjoyable book... It is full of life and human interest with numerous insights into the history of mathematics and its applications." John G. McWhirter Mathematics Today April 2001 "It provides an introduction to many interesting figures in mathematics in the context of their connection to Ireland, and so offers a different sort of attraction than most accounts. It is a delightful addition to a general undergraduate collection." CHOICE Oct 2001
