William Rowan Hamilton

William Rowan Hamilton

Hamilton was an Irish mathematician who made important contributions to the development of optics, dynamics, and algebra. He worked in both pure mathematics and mathematics for physics. His work proved significant for the development of quantum mechanics.

Hamilton’s first, mathematical paper, ” Theory of Systems of rays”.

He had a deep interest in the fundamental principle of algebra.

 

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