Ian Stewart

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Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.

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instanceOf human
mathematician
non-fiction writer
popular science writer
awardReceived Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture
surface form: Michael Faraday Prize

Royal Society Faraday Medal
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Warwick
employer University of Warwick
fieldOfWork catastrophe theory
chaos theory
dynamical systems
mathematics
popularization of mathematics
genre popular mathematics
science writing
hasAcademicDiscipline applied mathematics
pure mathematics
hasWrittenFor New Scientist
Scientific American
The Guardian
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
nationality British
notableFor explaining complex mathematical ideas to a general audience
writing columns on mathematics
notableWork Concepts of Modern Mathematics
essay "Does God Play Dice?"
surface form: Does God Play Dice?

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Galois theory
surface form: Galois Theory

Game, Set and Math
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
Nature’s Numbers
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
surface form: Professor Stewart’s Hoard of Mathematical Treasures

Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
surface form: Professor Stewart’s Incredible Numbers

The Collapse of Chaos
The Great Mathematical Problems
The Mathematics of Life
What Shape is a Snowflake?
Why Beauty Is Truth
occupation author
professor of mathematics
science communicator
placeOfWork Coventry
positionHeld professor emeritus at the University of Warwick

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