Mathematician Edward Kasner

Edward Kasner

Living place: New York City

Birthday: 2-4-1878

Global rank: #71061

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Who is Mathematician Edward Kasner?
Mathematician who coined the term 'googol' to describe a large number, one followed by a hundred zeros. He was also the first Jew to be appointed to a faculty position in the sciences. He was a co-author of the book "Mathematics and Imagination" in 1940, where he first coined the term "googol".
 
 

Young / Before famous

He worked as a math tutor at Columbia University.

Family life info

His grandson inspired him to come up with the words 'Googol' that sparked the interest of math in children.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Mathematician Edward Kasner?
He was a contemporary mathematician of fellow countryman Oswald Veblen.

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When was Mathematician Edward Kasner born?
Edward Kasner was born in 2-4-1878, death year is , at the age of 146.
Where is Mathematician Edward Kasner's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Edward Kasner was born in New York City, New York- United States. is a Mathematician, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Edward Kasner's global rank is 71061 and whose rank is 15 in list of famous Mathematician.
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Events in 1878 and 2-4

Birthday Edward Kasner (2-4) in history

  • Day 2-4 year 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon first set foot on the Florida land he named.
  • Day 2-4 year 1792: Congress authorized the first U.S. mint, in Philadelphia.
  • Day 2-4 year 1865: Confederate president Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va.
  • Day 2-4 year 1870: Victoria Claflin Woodhull announced her candidacy for president of the United States.
  • Day 2-4 year 1917: President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany.
  • Day 2-4 year 1932: Charles Lindbergh paid a $50,000 ransom for the return of his kidnapped son.
  • Day 2-4 year 1982: Argentina seized the Falkland Islands from Britain
  • Day 2-4 year 2005: Pope John Paul II died.
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