Irene Stegun | |
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 Stegun, c. 1995 | |
| 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]
- ^ "Obituary Stegun, Irene A." The Journal News. 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
- ^ Davis, Philip J. (2005-05-01). "The Author and Her Subject: Kathleen Broome Williams on Grace Murray Hopper (on: Kathleen Broome Williams (2004). Grace Hopper: Admiral of the Cyber Sea. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, USA)" (Book review). Kathleen Broome Williams. SIAM News. Archived from the original on 2017-05-03.