William Rowan Hamilton
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865)
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an Irish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He made major contributions to optics, classical mechanics and abstract algebra
Born
4 August 1805 Dublin, Ireland
Died
2 September 1865 (aged 60) Dublin, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Known for
Hamilton's principle Hamiltonian mechanics Hamiltonians Hamilton–Jacobi equation Quaternions Biquaternions Hamiltonian path Icosian calculus Nabla symbol Versor Coining the word 'tensor' Coining the word
Fields
Mathematics, astronomy, physics
Alma mater
Trinity College Dublin
Awards
Royal Medal (1835)
Institutions
Trinity College, Dublin
Spouse(s)
Helen Maria Bayly
Academic advisors
John Brinkley
adultbasic
Britain
Children
William Edwin Hamilton, Archibald Henry Hamilton, Helen Eliza Amelia O'Regan Hamilton
era
1800+
Influenced
Peter Guthrie Tait
Influences
Zerah Colburn John T. Graves