John Taine (1883–1960)
Auteur van Men of Mathematics
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Ontwarringsbericht:
(eng) Eric Temple Bell used his given name for his non-fiction writing; he used the pseudonym John Taine for his works of fiction.
Werken van John Taine
The Time Stream, The Greatest Adventure, The Purple Sapphire: Three Science Fiction Novels (1964) 19 exemplaren
The Ultimate Catalyst [short fiction] 3 exemplaren
The queen of the sciences 3 exemplaren
História de las matematicas 2 exemplaren
ANTES DEL ALBA 2 exemplaren
Development of Mathematics 1 exemplaar
Mathematics: Queen and Servant of Science 1 exemplaar
Debunking science 1 exemplaar
Black Goldfish 1 1 exemplaar
Numerology: The Magic Of Numbers 1 exemplaar
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- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Taine, John (pseudonym)
- Geboortedatum
- 1883-02-07
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1960-12-21
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Peterhead, Scotland, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Watsonville, California, USA
- Opleiding
- Stanford University (AB with honors ∙ Mathematics ∙ 1904)
University of Washington (MS|Mathematics|1908)
Columbia University (PhD ∙ Mathematics ∙ 1912) - Beroepen
- mathematician
science fiction writer
university professor - Relaties
- Keyser, Cassius Jackson (doctoral advisor)
- Organisaties
- University of Washington
California Institute of Technology - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Bôcher Memorial Prize, 1924
National Academy of Sciences, 1927 - Ontwarringsbericht
- Eric Temple Bell used his given name for his non-fiction writing; he used the pseudonym John Taine for his works of fiction.
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Neils Bork a taciturn man of Scandanavian origin is transformed into DR de Soto whose brilliant mind soon elevates him into becoming a leading scientist in his field with the ability to outsmart the money men who hope to profit from his inventions.
The story has several strands, science fiction of course, but there is also horror and social and political themes running through. It reads like a pulp fiction novel, but there are so many ideas bursting through that for once this reader wished that the author had taken more time over the writing. Still it is what it is and a good example of the genre 3.5 stars.… (meer)