Constance Reid
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Constance Bowman Reid (January 3, 1918 – October 14, 2010)[1][2] was the author of several biographies of mathematicians and popular books about mathematics. She received several awards for mathematical exposition. She was not a mathematician but came from a mathematical family—one of her sisters was Julia Robinson, and her brother-in-law was Raphael M. Robinson.
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Born | Constance Bowman (1918-01-03)January 3, 1918 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | October 14, 2010(2010-10-14) (aged 92) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Mathematics popularizer and biographer |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | From Zero to Infinity Hilbert Julia: A Life in Mathematics |
Notable awards | George Pólya Award Beckenbach Book Prize JPBM Communications Award |
Spouse | Neil D. Reid |
Relatives | Julia Robinson (sister) Raphael M. Robinson (brother-in-law) |
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