John Allen Paulos
American mathematician and author (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Allen Paulos (born July 4, 1945) is an American professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has gained fame as a writer and speaker on mathematics and the importance of mathematical literacy. Paulos writes about many subjects, especially of the dangers of mathematical innumeracy; that is, the layperson's misconceptions about numbers, probability, and logic.[2]: 133, 213
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John Allen Paulos | |
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Born | (1945-07-04) July 4, 1945 (age 79) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Known for | Author of books and articles on a variety of topics, especially the combatting of innumeracy |
Awards | In 2003 AAAS Award, in 2013 JPBM Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Temple University |
Thesis | Truth Adequancy and Truth Maximality for Logics[1] |
Doctoral advisor | Jon Barwise |
Website | math.temple.edu/~paulos |
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