Eric Temple Bell | |
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 1931 drawing of Eric Temple Bell | |
| Born | 7 February 1883 Peterhead, Scotland |
| Died | 21 December 1960 (aged 77) Watsonville, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Stanford University University of Washington Columbia University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Number theory Bell series Bell polynomials Bell numbers Bell triangle Ordered Bell numbers |
| Awards | Bôcher Memorial Prize (1924) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Washington California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Frank Nelson Cole Cassius Keyser |
| Doctoral students | Morgan Ward Zhou Peiyuan |
Eric Temple Bell (7 February 1883 – 21 December 1960) was a Scottish-born mathematician and science fiction writer who lived in the United States for most of his life. He published non-fiction using his given name and fiction as John Taine.[1]