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George Stokes, physicist and mathematician; died in Cambridge #OTD in 1903.
#dib: https://www.dib.ie/biography/stokes-george-gabriel-a8329
"If Boole translated classical logic into algebra, while Rowan Hamilton used metaphysics as an inspiration for mathematics, Stokes took a third path. His mathematics was inspired by real life problems."
G. G. Stokes, his life, work and philosophy - http://irishphilosophy.com/2015/08/13/g-g-stokes/
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1 Feb: George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903), 1st baronet, mathematician, physicist, scientific administrator and thinker, died in Cambridge #OTD 1903.
As well as his wide ranging scientific interests and related mathematics, he was interested in #PhilosophyOfScience and the relationship between #Science and #Religion https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2015/08/13/g-g-stokes/
#dib bio: https://www.dib.ie/biography/stokes-george-gabriel-a8329
Gifford Lectures bio: https://www.giffordlectures.org/lecturers/george-gabriel-stokes
Img: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V56_D0031_G_G_Stokes.png