Edward Kasner
Edward Kasner was a prominent American mathematician who was appointed Tutor on Mathematics in the Columbia University Mathematics Department. Kasner was the first Jew appointed to a faculty position in the sciences at Columbia University. Subsequently, he became an adjunct professor in 1906, and a full professor in 1910, at the university. Differential geometry was his main field of study. In addition to introducing the term "googol", he is known also for the Kasner metric and the Kasner polygon.
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Date of Birth
April 2nd, 1878
Age
146
Birth Place
United States of America, New York
Date of Death
January 7th, 1955
Died Aged
76
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Aries
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