Person: Tait, Peter Guthrie

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P G Tait collaborated with Maxwell, Thomson (Lord Kelvin) and Hamilton to make important contributions in both mathematics and physics. He wrote extensively on quaternions and knot theory.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 28 April 1831, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. Died 4 July 1901, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Algebra, Knot Theory, Origin Scotland, Physics, Puzzles And Problems, Topology


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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive