George david birkhoff biography of albert einstein
George Birkhoff was an American mathematician who was educated at Chicago and Harvard.
George David Birkhoff (March 21, – November 12, ) was one of the top American mathematicians of his generation.!
GEORGE DAVID BIRKHOFF
He published about papers, the first in at the age of 20, and several posthumously since his sudden death on Nov. 12th, Full accounts of his researches have appeared in other journals. Only a few of his achievements will, therefore, be noted here; they are typical of his work, which was always characterised by his habitual effort to push his investigations to the limits of generality, and by his delight in harmonious unification.
They exemplify also the extent to which he was a disciple of Poincaré, taking over both his problems and his techniques, and like Poincaré dividing his interests between pure and applied mathematics.
G D Birkhoff's work as an analyst included