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THE COMPARISON OF JESSIE MACWILLIAMS AND LEONARD NELSON

THE COMPARISON OF JESSIE MACWILLIAMS AND LEONARD NELSON. BY: SUKI TSOI Y8PEACE. ~INTRODUCTION~. comparing two famous mathematicians Jessie MacWilliams and Leonard Nelson Jessie MacWilliams - England female mathematician and Leonard Nelson - male German Philosopher

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THE COMPARISON OF JESSIE MACWILLIAMS AND LEONARD NELSON

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  1. THE COMPARISON OF JESSIE MACWILLIAMS AND LEONARD NELSON BY: SUKI TSOI Y8PEACE

  2. ~INTRODUCTION~ • comparing two famous mathematicians • Jessie MacWilliams and Leonard Nelson • Jessie MacWilliams - England female mathematician • and Leonard Nelson - male German Philosopher • both successful and intelligent mathematicians • both had great contribution to mathematics

  3. JESSIE MACWILLIAMS THE MATHEMATICIAN

  4. JESSIE MACWILLIAMS • born in 1917 in England • received her BA in 1938 and her MA the following year - both from Cambridge University • 1939, received traveling scholarship from Cambridge - went to Johns Hopkins University • 1940, went to Harvard University - study for a year • married in 1941, left her mathematical work for some years - raise her three children (one daughter and two sons)

  5. JESSIE MACWILLIAMS • 1955 - became programmer - learned coding theory • Although did major research at Bell Labs • turned down - promotion for mathematics research position • she received a Ph.D • completed her PhD after returning to Harvard - one more year (1961-1962). • MacWilliamsretired from Bell Labs in January 1983 and died in May 1990

  6. LENOARD NELSON THE MATHEMATICIAN

  7. LEONARD NELSON • In contrast Leonard Nelson - born in July 11, 1882 in Berlin. • part of the Neo-Friesian School • friend of another famous mathematician David Hilbert • Georg August University of Gottingen • advised by Julius Bauman • critical of Hengel in his work • progress and Regress in Philosophy • died young from pneumonia in October 29, 1927

  8. SIMILARITIES • Leonard Nelson and Jessie MacWilliamshad similarities • both worked really hard on mathematics • famous of one main type of mathematics • Leonard Nelson, it was philosophy. • Jessie MacWilliams, it was for Ph.D. • both had huge contribution in mathematics • little similarities between the two different mathematicians • both a success in mathematics.

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY • MacWilliams F. Jessie, Profiles of woman in Mathematics. 2005 http://www.awm-math.org/noetherbrochure/MacWilliams80.html • MacWilliams Jessie, Albert Einstein, September 30th.2011 http://medbib.com/Jessie_MacWilliams • Maths, 7C, October 3rd,2011 http://wjhs7c.pbworks.com/w/page/5144851/7C%20Math • Math, Wilson primary 3rd grade math http://www.wilson3rdgrade.zoomshare.com/2.html • Maths, Friday Octorber 24, 2008 http://ohtongkeong126.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html • Nelson Leonard, Wikipedia, 31 March 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nelson • Nelson Leonard, Mathematicians, September 30th, 2011 http://stuffaboutnames.com/leonard/mathematicians.htm • Nelson Leonard, factbites, September 30th,2011 http://www.factbites.com/topics/Leonard-Nelson • The end October 3rd,2011 http://casablancaauthors.blogspot.com/2010/12/end-only-means-new-beginning.html

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