Mathematician:James Mark McGinnis Barr

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Mathematician

Electrical engineer, physicist, inventor, and polymath.

Coined the use of $\Phi$ and $\phi$ for the golden mean $1 \cdotp 618 \ldots$ and its reciprocal $0 \cdotp 618 \ldots$ respectively.


Father of Stephen Richie Barr.


Nationality

American (with English citizenship)


History

  • Born: 18 May 1871 in Pennsylvania, US
  • Died: 15 December 1950 in The Bronx NY, US


Publications

  • 1896: The ball race
  • 1929: Parameters of beauty
  • 1930: The Man and the Turtle


Also known as

Usually known as Mark Barr.