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Journal Article

Author
Bailey, David H.
Title
Jonathan Borwein: experimental mathematician
In
Experimental Mathematics
Imprint
vol. 26, no. 2, 2017, pp. 125-9
Url
https://www.davidhbailey.com/dhbpapers/dhb-jmb-em.pdf
Subject
Chronological Classification 1901- Natural Sciences Mathematics
Format
pdf
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Abstract

Jonathan M. Borwein unexpectedly died on 2 August 2016, in London, Ontario, Canada, where he had been visiting on leave from home institution, the University of Newcastle, Australia. Since his death, the present author and Nelson H. F. Beebe of the University of Utah have been collecting Borweins many published papers, books, reports and talks, as well as a number of articles written by others (such as book reviews) about Jon and his work. Our current catalog (available at http://www.jonborwein.org/jmbpapers/) lists 1745 items, and the list is certain to grow further. This includes over 500 published books, journal articles and refereed conference papers, a prodigious output for any scholar and especially for a research mathematician. And in an era when many mathematicians focus on a single specialty or subspecialty, Borwein did signi cant research in a wide range of elds, ranging from analytic number theory and optimization to biomedical imaging, mathematical nance and, especially, experimental mathematics, where he was arguably the worlds leader.

Conclusion:

Jonathan Borwein's leadership and prodigious output in experimental mathematics (and also in optimization) is a singular contribution to modern mathematics. Among other things, his devoted service as an editor for Experimental Mathematics will be sorely missed.

But beyond his technic alaccomplishments, he was a master of mathematical communication, mathematical education, and in promoting science, mathematics and computing to the general public.To this end, Jon wrote and lectured tirelessly. By one reckoning he presented an average of one lecture per week for decades, and wrote over 100 articles targeted to the general public. His death is a loss to all those who treasure modern mathematics, science and clear thinking.

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cohn 2018

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