[Blindmath] blind mathematician/computer scientist

Wed Apr 9 13:18:07 UTC 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Morin

Bernard Morin is the blind topologist who studied the inversion of the
sphere

Emanuela


2014-04-09 14:46 GMT+02:00 Jon Yaggie <jyaggi2 at uic.edu>:

> I think some one else inverted the sphere but he is on a short list with
> Euler and Nemeth.   Chatters i did not know.  I had hoped collectively we
> could make a larger list.  I had actually hoped to find some who had done
> cryptography or computational complexity.  Thanks everyone.
>
> Jon Yaggie
> EYH Volunteer Coordinator
> UIC Mathematics
>
> > On Apr 9, 2014, at 7:33, sabra1023 <sabra1023 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > How about Euler? I'm not sure if I'm spelling the name right, but he
> turned a three dimensional sphere inside out across the fourth dimension.
> Many sighted people wouldn't be able to do this because they lack a grasp
> three-dimensional space.
> >
> >> On Apr 8, 2014, at 1:33 PM, Debbie Willis <dwillis at aph.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes, Leonard Euler and Abraham Nemeth are both great ideas!
> >>
> >> Debbie
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Sean Tikkun
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 1:31 PM
> >> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> >> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] blind mathematician/computer scientist
> >>
> >> Apparently Euler was blind later in life.  He may be a better known
> mathematician and even though I work in the field I didn't realize he was
> blind.  Half of his work was completed after losing his sight.
> >>
> >> Nice document at http://www.ams.org/notices/200210/comm-morin.pdf
> >>
> >> Many blind mathematicians are Geometers!  Didn't see that one coming
> did you?  Must read for all on this list.  Read fine with VoiceOver when I
> tested the PDF.
> >>
> >> Sean
> >>
> >>> On Apr 7, 2014, at 1:46 AM, Lynn Reed <iamlvr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> And he was blind from birth. His story is a triumphant one.
> >>>
> >>> Peace and Love to all!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Apr 6, 2014, at 12:54 PM, Susan Osterhaus <osterhauss at tsbvi.edu>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I agree.
> >>>> Susan
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> >>>> Ken Perry
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 8:08 PM
> >>>> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] blind mathematician/computer scientist
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't think you can go wrong with Abraham nemeth who took Computer
> >>>> science and probably did more for Math for the blind then any I can
> >>>> think of.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Nemeth
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> >>>> Jonathon Yaggie
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2014 12:07 PM
> >>>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> >>>> Subject: [Blindmath] blind mathematician/computer scientist
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry is this is sort of off topic.  I am trying to name a
> >>>> math/theoretical computer science study group for VI/blind high
> schoolers.
> >>>> Convention here is to name the group after a mathematician.  I know a
> >>>> few mathematicians who were blind or partial sighted but I am not
> >>>> finding any who did work in mathematical computer science.  I would
> >>>> welcome suggestions.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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