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  1. John Edensor Littlewood1885-1977 English mathematician who, in collaboration with G. H. Hardy, produced an acclaimed body of work, including contributions to pure mathematics and the theory of series and functions. Littlewood became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1915 and received the organization's Royal Medal (1929), Sylvester Medal (1943 ...

  2. John Edensor Littlewood was a Fellow for sixty-nine years, Lecturer in the College and Professor in the University. His skill in mathematics was remarkable and even in extreme old age he was busy in solving many extremely difficult problems. He was a keen rock-climber and could delight the Fellows with his conversation.

  3. John Edensor Littlewood, 9 June 1885 - 6 September 1977. JOHN EDENSOR LITTLEWOOD. 9 June 1885 — 6 September 1977. Elected F.R.S. 1916. By J. C. Burkill, F.R.S. In 1900 pure mathematics in this country was at a low ebb. Since the days of Newton mathematics had come to be regarded as ancillary to natural philosophy.

  4. www.nature.com › articles › 271193a0obituary - Nature

    PROFESSOR John Edensor Littlewood, FRS, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge, died on 6 September, 1977, at the age of 92. He was the son of Edward Thornton ...

  5. Inequalities. This classic of the mathematical literature forms a comprehensive study of the inequalities used throughout mathematics. First published in 1934, it presents clearly and lucidly both the statement and proof of all the standard inequalities of analysis. The authors were well-known for their powers of exposition and made this ...

  6. Books. Littlewood's Miscellany. John Edensor Littlewood. Cambridge University Press, Oct 30, 1986 - Mathematics - 200 pages. Littlewood's Miscellany, which includes most of the earlier work as well as much of the material Professor Littlewood collected after the publication of A Mathematician's Miscellany, allows us to see academic life in ...

  7. John Edensor Littlewood FRS ( Rochester (Kent), 9 de junho de 1885 — Cambridge, 6 de setembro de 1977) foi um matemático inglês. Na sua carreira teve longa colaboração com Godfrey Harold Hardy .

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