Ian Stewart

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Warwick
gptkbp:award gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts_Fellow
gptkbp:birth_date 1945-01-24
gptkbp:birth_place Inverness, Scotland
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:famous_quote Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
Mathematics is the music of reason.
The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's, must be beautiful.
The beauty of mathematics only shows itself to more patient followers.
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things.
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:genre Popular science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ian Stewart
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Marcus_du_Sautoy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:G._H._Hardy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Colossal_Book_of_Mathematics
Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
Concepts of Modern Mathematics
The Magical Maze
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkbp:research_interest Graph theory
Mathematical biology
Mathematical physics
Combinatorial mathematics
Mathematical puzzles
gptkbp:spouse Janet Stewart
gptkbp:website http://www.ianstewart.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones
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