Dorothy Lewis Bernstein | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | April 11, 1914
Died | February 5, 1988 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 73)
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Applied mathematics |
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Doctoral advisor | Jacob Tamarkin |
Dorothy Lewis Bernstein (April 11, 1914 – February 5, 1988) was an American mathematician known for her work in applied mathematics, statistics, computer programming, and her research on the Laplace transform.[1] She was the first woman to be elected president of the Mathematics Association of America.[2]