Edward Kasner

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edward_Kasner
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Eliot_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1878-04-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:coauthor gptkb:James_Newman
gptkbp:deathDate 1955-01-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Frank_Nelson_Cole
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
gptkb:mathematics
differential geometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Kasner
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Kasner_metric
coining the term 'googol'
coining the term 'googolplex'
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Mathematical_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Mathematics_and_the_Imagination
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kasner_metric
gptkb:Marcus_Kasner
gptkb:Jesse_Douglas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6