Donal O'Shea
Donal O'Shea is a Canadian mathematician, who is also noted for his bestselling books.[1]
Life
The son of working-class Irish immigrants, O'Shea was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
He was accepted to Harvard in 1970, where he earned a degree in math.[2]
He earned master's and doctorate degrees at Queens University in Canada.[2]
Career
He is a professor of mathematics at Mount Holyoke College.[2]
Bibliography
Some of his best known books are:[3]
- The Poincare Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe [4]
The book has consistently received good reviews.[5][6]
- Using algebraic geometry
- Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms: An Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra
References
- ↑ "Scientists' Nightstand: Donal O'Shea Â". American Scientist. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- 1 2 3 4 Christopher O'Donnell. "Mathematician deemed perfect fit as next New College president – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL". Heraldtribune.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "Donal O'Shea (Author of The Poincaré Conjecture)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "Donal O'Shea: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ Ian Pindar. "Review: The Poincaré Conjecture by Donal O'Shea | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "The Poincaré Conjecture and Poincaré's Prize : Review" (PDF). Ams.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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