Fashion as King is sometimes a very stupid ruler.
Eric Temple Bell Quotes
Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness.
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| Birth: | 7th February, 1883 |
| Death: | 21st December, 1960 |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Profession: | Mathematician, Novelist |
About
Eric Temple Bell was born in Peterhead, Aberdeen, Scotland. He was a Scottish mathematician and science fiction novelist who lived in the United States for most of his life. He published non-fiction using his given name and fiction as John Taine. He studied mathematics from Stanford University, The University of Washington, and Columbia University. In 1924 he was awarded the Bôcher Memorial Prize for his work in mathematical analysis. He wrote several science fiction novels include: The Purple Sapphire, The Gold Tooth, Green Fire, The Iron Star, Seeds of Life, The Forbidden Garden, and The Crystal Horde. He wrote several Non-fiction books include: Men of Mathematics, The development of mathematics, The last problem, Mathematics, queen and servant of science, and The magic of numbers.
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