Constance Reid | |
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 Reid in 2001 | |
| Born | Constance Bowman January 3, 1918 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2010 (aged 92) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Mathematics popularizer and biographer |
| Notable works | From Zero to Infinity Hilbert Julia: A Life in Mathematics |
| Notable awards | George Pólya Award Beckenbach Book Prize JPBM Communications Award |
| Spouse | Neil D. Reid |
| Relatives | Julia Robinson (sister) Raphael M. Robinson (brother-in-law) |
Constance Bowman Reid (January 3, 1918 – October 14, 2010)[1][2] was the author of several biographies of mathematicians and popular books about mathematics. She received several awards for mathematical exposition. She was not a mathematician but came from a mathematical family—one of her sisters was Julia Robinson, and her brother-in-law was Raphael M. Robinson.
- ^ "Author and Longtime MAA Member Constance Reid Dies at 92 | Mathematical Association of America". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "Reid, Constance 1918–2010". Contemporary Authors. Vol. 149 (New Revision Series ed.). Gale Research. 2006. pp. 353–355. ISBN 978-0-7876-7903-3.