Philip Rabinowitz (mathematician)

Philip Rabinowitz (August 14, 1926 July 21, 2006) was an American and Israeli applied mathematician.[1] He was best known for his work in numerical analysis, including his books A First Course in Numerical Analysis with Anthony Ralston and Methods of Numerical Integration with Philip J. Davis. He was the author of numerous articles on numerical computation.

Philip Rabinowitz
Born(1926-08-14)August 14, 1926
DiedJuly 21, 2006(2006-07-21) (aged 79)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Scientific career
Fieldsapplied mathematics,
numerical analysis
InstitutionsNational Bureau of Standards,
Weizmann Institute of Science
ThesisNormal Coverings and Uniform Spaces (1951)
Doctoral advisorWalter Gottschalk
Doctoral studentsNira Dyn

He earned his Ph.D. in 1951 under Walter Gottschalk at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He worked for the American National Bureau of Standards and taught at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

References

  1. Davis, Philip J.; Fraenkel, Aviezri S. (December 2007), "Remembering Philip Rabinowitz" (PDF), Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 54 (11): 1502–1506.
  2. Philip Rabinowitz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project


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