David Fowler (mathematician)
| David Fowler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 April 1937 Blackburn, England |
| Died |
13 April 2004 (aged 66) Warwick, England |
| Residence | United Kingdom |
| Institutions |
Manchester University University of Warwick |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Greek mathematics |
David Herbert Fowler (/ˈfaʊlər/; 28 April 1937 – 13 April 2004) was a historian of Greek mathematics who published work on pre-Eudoxian ratio theory (using the process he called anthyphairesis). He disputed the standard story of Greek mathematical discovery, in which the discovery of the phenomenon of incommensurability came as a shock.
References
- Obituary in The Guardian, 3 May 2004 by Christopher Zeeman.
- Obituary in The Independent, 24 May 2004.
External links
- Bibliography
- Book Review by Fernando Q. Gouvêa of The Mathematics of Plato's Academy
- Memorial symposium organized in his honor at Warwick, 9 November 2004.
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