James R. Newman
James Roy Newman (1907–1966) was an American mathematician and mathematical historian. He was also a lawyer, practicing in the state of New York from 1929 to 1941. During and after World War II, he held several positions in the United States government, including Chief Intelligence Officer at the US Embassy in London, Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of War, and Counsel to the US Senate Committee on Atomic Energy. In the latter capacity, he helped to draft the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. He became a member of the board of editors for ''Scientific American'' beginning in 1948. He is also credited for first publishing the mathematical term "googol" in his book ''Mathematics and The Imagination'', co-authored with Edward Kasner. Provided by Wikipedia
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Qué es la ciencia? / by Newman, James Roy, 1907-1966
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The world of mathematics : a small library of the literature of mathematics from A'h-mosé the Scribe to Albert Einstein /
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Matemáticas e imaginación / by Kasner, Edward, 1878-1955
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Gödel's proof / by Nagel, Ernest, 1901-
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Gödel's proof / by Nagel, Ernest, 1901-
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Sigma : el mundo de las matemáticas /
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Mathematics and the imagination / by Kasner, Edward, 1878-1955
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Matemáticas e imaginación / by Kasner, Edward, 1878-1955
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La prueba de Godel / by Nagel, Ernest, 1901-1985
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The common sense of the exact sciences / by Clifford, William Kingdon, 1845-1879
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