Isaac Greenwood

Isaac Greenwood
Born(1702-05-11)11 May 1702
Boston,[1] Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died22 October 1745(1745-10-22) (aged 43)
Charleston,[1] Province of South Carolina
NationalityAmerican Colonies
Alma materHarvard College
Known forGreenwood Book (1729),
short scale value of billion
AwardsHollisian Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Academic advisorsThomas Robie, John Theophilus Desaguliers

Isaac Greenwood (11 May 1702 – 22 October 1745) was an American mathematician. He was the first Hollisian Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard College.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Harvard Library". Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Mathematics Department History Timeline". Archived from the original on 21 August 2004.