Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman was a British mathematician. |
Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman was a British mathematician. He was born on February 7 1897 in Chelsea, London, England and died on February 22 1984 in Comberton (near Cambridge), Cambridgeshire, England |
He was born on February 7 1897 in Chelsea, London, England and died on February 22 1984 in Comberton (near Cambridge), Cambridgeshire, England |
He was heavily involved in the design of the Colossus computer, used to crack the Lorenz? code in World War II. |
He heavily involved in the design of the Colossus computer, used to crack the Lorenz? code in World War II. |
Newman wrote Elements of the topology of plane sets of points, a definitive work on general topology. He also made major contributions to [combinatory topology]?. |
He wrote Elements of the topology of plane sets of points, a definitive work on general topology. He also made major contributions to [combinatory topology]?. |
Honours: *Fellow of the Royal Society, Elected 1939 *Royal Society Sylvester Medal, Awarded 1958 *London Maths Society, President 1949 - 1951 *LMS De Morgan Medal, Awarded 1962 |