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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Mathematician
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_Warwick
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gptkbp:award |
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts_Fellow
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gptkbp:birth_date |
1945-01-24
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gptkbp:birth_place |
Inverness, Scotland
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gptkbp:children |
2
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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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
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gptkbp:genre |
Popular science
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ian Stewart
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Marcus_du_Sautoy
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:G._H._Hardy
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gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:Mathematics
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gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:British
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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
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gptkbp:research_interest |
Graph theory
Mathematical biology Mathematical physics Combinatorial mathematics Mathematical puzzles |
gptkbp:spouse |
Janet Stewart
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gptkbp:website |
http://www.ianstewart.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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