Joseph Mazur Explained
Joseph C. Mazur (born in the Bronx in 1942) is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Marlboro College, in Marlboro, Vermont.
He holds a B.S. from Pratt Institute, where he first studied architecture. He spent his junior year in Paris, studying mathematics in classes with Claude Chevalley and Roger Godement and returned to Pratt to earn a B.S. in mathematics. From there he went directly to M.I.T to receive his Ph.D. in mathematics (algebraic geometry) in 1972. He has held a visiting scholar position at M.I.T and several visiting professor positions at The Mathematics Institute of the University of Warwick.
In 2006 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for work on mathematical narrative. In 2008 he was awarded a Bellagio Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation, and in 2009 was elected to Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2011, 2013, and 2019 he was awarded Bogliasco Fellowships.
Since 1972 he has taught all areas of mathematics, its history and philosophy. He has authored many educational software programs, including Explorations in Calculus, the first interactive, multimedia CD package of simulations for calculus. He is the author of several mathematics books that have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He is also interested in history of science. He is the brother of Barry Mazur.
Bibliography
- Euclid In the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math, Plume, 2005[1] (Finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction).
- The Motion Paradox: The 2,500-Year-Old Puzzle Behind All The Mysteries of Time and Space, Dutton, 2007.
- Number: The Language of Science (Ed.) Plume, 2005.
- What's Luck Got to Do with It? The History, Mathematics and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion, Princeton, 2010. [2]
- Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers, Princeton, 2014. [3]
- Fluke: The Maths and Myths of Coincidences, London: Oneworld Publications. 2016. [4]
- The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time, Yale University Press, 2020.
References
- Web site: Langton, Stacy G.. Review of Euclid In the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math by Joseph Mazur. MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America. April 2, 2005.
- Dale, Andrew I.. Review of What's Luck Got to Do with It? by Joseph Mazur. February 2012. 59. 2. 304–307. Notices of the AMS.
- Web site: Das, Tushar. January 13, 2015. Review of Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers by Joseph Mazur. MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America.
- News: Shariatmadari, David. Review of Fluke: The Maths and Myths of Coincidences by Joseph Mazur. The Guardian. 23 June 2016.
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