Definition:Del Operator/Historical Note

Historical Note on Del Operator

The del operator was introduced by William Rowan Hamilton, and initially developed by Peter Guthrie Tait.

The name del was introduced by Josiah Willard Gibbs.

Sources

• 1951: B. Hague: An Introduction to Vector Analysis (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {IV}$: The Operator $\nabla$ and its Uses: $1$. The Operator $\nabla$