Milton Abramowitz
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American mathematician
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- PhD Mathematics University of Maryland, College Park
- Masters Mathematics University of Maryland, College Park
- Bachelors Mathematics University of Maryland, College Park
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Why Is Milton Abramowitz Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Milton Abramowitz was a Jewish American mathematician at the National Bureau of Standards who, with Irene Stegun, edited a classic book of mathematical tables called Handbook of Mathematical Functions, widely known as Abramowitz and Stegun. Abramowitz died of a heart attack in 1958, at which time the book was not yet completed but was well underway. Stegun took over management of the project and was able to finish the work by 1964, working under the direction of the NBS Chief of Numerical Analysis Philip J. Davis, who was also a contributor to the book.
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