Eric Temple Bell | |
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![]() 1931 drawing of Eric Temple Bell | |
Born | Peterhead, Scotland | 7 February 1883
Died | 21 December 1960 Watsonville, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Nationality | Scottish |
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 |
Awards | Bôcher Memorial Prize (1924) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Washington California Institute of Technology |
Doctoral advisor | Frank Nelson Cole Cassius Keyser |
Doctoral students | Morgan Ward Zhou Peiyuan |
Eric Temple Bell (7 February 1883 – 21 December 1960) was a Scottish-born mathematician 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.[1]