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Quick Note – The Fields Medal: Serendipity and J.L. Synge

This is just a quick note that Elaine McKinnon Riehm has published a nice article in the Fields Notes (MAY 2010 | VOLUME 10:3, pp. 1-2) entitled “The Fields Medal: Serendipity and J.L. Synge.” Riehm is co-author of an upcoming book on John Charles Fields. Her writings on John Charles Fields and the Fields medal [...]

“John Charles Fields: A Sketch of His Life and Mathematical Work” – thesis defense presentation now on SlideShare

I have created a profile on SlideShare in order to more easily share my future presentations with interested parties. Below is the first presentation I have uploaded to the site – my Master of Science thesis defense presentation. I know that many of my friends and colleagues were unable to attend my defense of my [...]

John Charles Fields: A Sketch of His Life and Mathematical Work

Some of you may know that I wrote my Master of Science thesis in the history of mathematics under the supervision of Prof. Tom Archibald of Simon Fraser University. My thesis was entitled “John Charles Fields: A Sketch of His Life and Mathematical Work“. Here is the abstract: Every four years at the International Congress [...]