William Rowan Hamilton
William Hamilton | |
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 William Rowan Hamilton | |
| Born | 4 August 1805 Dublin,Ireland |
| Died | 2 September 1865 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish,Scottish origin |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Known for | QuaternionandHamiltonian |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | John Brinkley |
William Rowan Hamilton(4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was anIrishmathematician,physicistandastronomer.He made important contributions to the development ofoptics,dynamics,mathematics,geometryandalgebra.His discovery ofquaternionsis the most famous work. His work was important in the development ofquantum mechanics.Hamilton's talent was discovered very early by the astronomerJohn Brinkley.In 1823, when Hamilton was eighteen, John Brinkley said: "I don't say he would be but now he is the leading mathematician of his age". Hamilton was the first to introduce the term "vector","association law".[1]
Reference
[change|change source]- ↑"Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics (V)".Archivedfrom the original on 5 September 2015.Retrieved15 June2019.