Mathematician:Frederick Soddy

Mathematician
English radiochemist who, along with, formulated the theory that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions.

Also proved the existence of isotopes of certain radioactive elements.

Best known in the mathematical world for Soddy Circles and Soddy's Hexlet.

Nationality
English

History

 * Born: 2 September 1877 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
 * Died: 22 September 1956 in Brighton, Sussex, England

Theorems and Definitions

 * Soddy Circles
 * Soddy's Hexlet

Publications

 * 1909: The Interpretation of Radium
 * 1936: The Kiss Precise
 * 1953: Atomic Transmutation