Bell, Eric Temple, 1883-1960

Bell was born in Aberdeen, came to US in 1902, became a research mathematician, and Professor of Mathematics at California Institute of Technology 1927 to retirement in 1953. He wrote popular and learned works on mathematics, and science-fiction in the 1920's and 1930s under the name of "John Taine".

From the guide to the Eric Temple Bell Manuscripts, 1883-1960, 1920s-1930s, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections)

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