Mathematician:Walter William Rouse Ball

Mathematician

English mathematician, lawyer, and amateur magician.

Best known for his accounts of the history of mathematics.

Nationality

English

History

• Born: 14 August 1850 in Hampstead, London, England
• Died: 4 April 1925 in Elmside, Cambridge, England

Publications

• 1876: Student's guide to the Bar
• 1888: A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
• 1889: A History of the Study of Mathematics at Cambridge

• 1892: Mathematical Recreations and Essays
  • 1892: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 2nd ed.
  • 1896: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 3rd ed.
  • 1905: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 4th ed.
  • 1911: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 5th ed.
  • 1914: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 6th ed.
  • 1917: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 7th ed.
  • 1919: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 8th ed.
  • 1920: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 9th ed.
  • 1922: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 10th ed.
  • 1939: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 11th ed. (with H.S.M. Coxeter)
  • 1974: Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 12th ed. (with H.S.M. Coxeter)

• 1908: A History of the First Trinity Boat Club

• 1920: String Figures
  • 1921: String Figures (2nd ed.)
  • 1929: String Figures (3rd ed.)
  • 1971: Fun with String Figures (reprint of 3rd ed.)

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Walter William Rouse Ball": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive