Irene Stegun | |
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Born | February 9, 1919 Yonkers, New York |
Died | January 27, 2008 Danbury, Connecticut |
Occupation | Mathematician |
Notable work | A Handbook of Mathematical Functions (1964) |
Irene Ann Stegun (February 9, 1919 – January 27, 2008)[1] was an American mathematician at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) who edited a classic book of mathematical tables called A Handbook of Mathematical Functions, widely known as Abramowitz and Stegun.[2]