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Left: Wiener with Max Born in Göttingen in 1925 (Photo: George H. Davis, Jr. Courtesy MIT Museum).
Mathematician and later father of cybernetics Norbert Wiener (1894-1964) crossed paths with many great minds in his life, from Bertrand Russell and G.H. Hardy, to Max Born, John F. Nash Jr. and John von Neumann. von Neumann’s assistant Edgar R. Lorch’s recollection of one of his boss’ encounters with Wiener bears repeating:
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The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 new members and 30 international associates, including five professors from MIT Dan Freedman, Robert Griffin, Larry Guth, Stephen Morris, and Gigliola Staffilani in recognition of their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” Current membership totals 2,461 active members and 511 international associates. Membership is one of the highest honors that a scientist can achieve.
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.
Caption: Clockwise from top left: Gigliola Staffilani, Daniel Freedman, Stephen Morris, Larry Guth, and Robert Griffin. Credits: Credit: Gigliola and Guth by Bryce Vickmark; Morris by Allegra Boverman; Freedman courtesy of Daniel Freedman; Griffin courtesy of Robert Griffin
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The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 new members and 30 international associates, including five professors from MIT Dan Freedman, Robert Griffin, Larry Guth, Stephen Morris, and Gigliola Staffilani in recognition of their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” Current membership totals 2,461 active members and 511 international associates. Membership is one of the highest honors that a scientist can achieve.
Conclusion (~1,700 words).
All backed up by over 200 references (~6,500 words).
We must stop crediting the wrong people for inventions made by others.
Instead let s heed the recent call in the journal
Nature: Let 2020 be the year in which we value those who ensure that
science is self-correcting [SV20].
Like those who know me can testify, finding and citing original sources of scientific and technological innovations is important to me, whether they are mine or other people s [DL1][DL2][HIN][NASC1-9]. The present page is offered as a resource for computer scientists who share this inclination.
By grounding research in its true intellectual foundations and crediting the original inventors,
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Monday, March 8th, 2021
Matt Parker, known as the Stand-up Mathematician, will present the WKU School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ spring 2021 Bell Lecture Series on Thursday (March 11).
Parker, an award-winning YouTuber, public speaker and author, will present his lecture via Zoom at 6 p.m. Register online at https://www.wku.edu/seas/belllectureseries.php
Parker’s book
Humble Pi (Penguin USA 2020) was a No. 1 international best-seller. He received the JPB Math Communication Award in 2018 from a consortium including the American Mathematical Society. He is a member of the advisory committee for the Museum of Math in NYC.