John Taine (1883–1960)
Autor von Die grossen Mathematiker
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Hinweis zur Begriffsklärung:
(eng) Eric Temple Bell used his given name for his non-fiction writing; he used the pseudonym John Taine for his works of fiction.
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The Time Stream, The Greatest Adventure, The Purple Sapphire: Three Science Fiction Novels (1964) 19 Exemplare
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The queen of the sciences 3 Exemplare
História de las matematicas 2 Exemplare
ANTES DEL ALBA 2 Exemplare
Development of Mathematics 1 Exemplar
Mathematics: Queen and Servant of Science 1 Exemplar
Black Goldfish 1 1 Exemplar
Debunking science 1 Exemplar
Numerology: The Magic Of Numbers 1 Exemplar
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The Yith Cycle: Lovecraftian Tales of the Great Race and Time Travel (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) (2010) — Mitwirkender — 31 Exemplare
Millemondi Inverno 1992 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Vol. 09, No. 6, August 1948 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- Andere Namen
- Taine, John (pseudonym)
- Geburtstag
- 1883-02-07
- Todestag
- 1960-12-21
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Geburtsort
- Peterhead, Scotland, UK
- Sterbeort
- Watsonville, California, USA
- Ausbildung
- Stanford University (AB with honors ∙ Mathematics ∙ 1904)
University of Washington (MS|Mathematics|1908)
Columbia University (PhD ∙ Mathematics ∙ 1912) - Berufe
- mathematician
science fiction writer
university professor - Beziehungen
- Keyser, Cassius Jackson (doctoral advisor)
- Organisationen
- University of Washington
California Institute of Technology - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Bôcher Memorial Prize, 1924
National Academy of Sciences, 1927 - Hinweis zur Identitätsklärung
- Eric Temple Bell used his given name for his non-fiction writing; he used the pseudonym John Taine for his works of fiction.
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Neils Bork a taciturn man of Scandanavian origin is transformed into DR de Soto whose brilliant mind soon elevates him into becoming a leading scientist in his field with the ability to outsmart the money men who hope to profit from his inventions.
The story has several strands, science fiction of course, but there is also horror and social and political themes running through. It reads like a pulp fiction novel, but there are so many ideas bursting through that for once this reader wished that the author had taken more time over the writing. Still it is what it is and a good example of the genre 3.5 stars.… (mehr)