Carl Benjamin Boyer

Carl Benjamin Boyer was an American historian of mathematics, dubbed the "Gibbon of math history" by novelist David Foster Wallace. He was one of few historians of mathematics of his time to "keep open links with contemporary history of science."

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Who was born first?

• Carl Benjamin Boyer and Olga Taussky-Todd were born the same year
• Carl Benjamin Boyer and Grace Hopper were born the same year
• Carl Benjamin Boyer and Albert Hofmann were born the same year
• Carl Benjamin Boyer and Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen were born the same year
• Carl Benjamin Boyer and Hans Bethe were born the same year

Timeline

1. Albert HofmannJanuary 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008
2. Carl Benjamin Boyer (this page)November 3, 1906 – April 26, 1976
3. Grace HopperDecember 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992
4. Hans BetheJuly 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005
5. Nicholas Georgescu-RoegenFebruary 4, 1906 – October 30, 1994
6. Olga Taussky-ToddAugust 30, 1906 – October 7, 1995

Related

• Albert EinsteinMarch 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955
• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Thomas EdisonFebruary 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934