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William Rowan Hamilton

William Rowan Hamilton

Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician

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Founder of
TechSmith
TechSmith
Birthdate
August 4, 1805
Birthplace
Dublin
Dublin
Date of Death
September 2, 1865
Place of Death
Dublin
Dublin
Author of
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The mathematical papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton
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Lectures on quaternions
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On a new and general method of inverting a linear and quaternion function of a quaternion
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On a general centre of applied forces
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Educated at
University of Dublin
University of Dublin
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Westminster School
Westminster School
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
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Mathematician
Mathematician
Scientist
Scientist
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Author
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Writer
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Astronomer
Astronomer
Physicist
Physicist
ISNI
00000001213489950
Open Library ID
OL2126032A0
VIAF
591228160

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William Edwin Hamilton
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Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Wikidata ID
Q11887
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William Rowan Hamilton was born on August 4, 1805, in Dublin, and he was a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He studied at Westminster School and held citizenship of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Hamilton died on September 2, 1865, in Dublin. In addition to his contributions to the field of mathematics, he was also the founder of TechSmith.

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