Oliver Heaviside
Oliver Heaviside
Heaviside c. 1900
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an English self-taught mathematician and physicist who independently developed vector calculus among many achievements
Born
18 May 1850 Camden Town, Middlesex, England
Died
3 February 1925 (aged 74) Mount Stuart Nursing Home Torquay, Devon
Nationality
British
Known for
Heaviside cover-up method Heaviside step function Heaviside condition Heaviside-Feynman formula Heaviside ellipsoid Kennelly–Heaviside layer Energy current Vector analysis Operational analysis Differential
Fields
Electrical engineering, mathematics and physics
Awards
Faraday Medal (1922) Fellow of the Royal Society
Institutions
Great Northern Telegraph Company
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Britain
era
1800+
Resting place
Paignton cemetery, Devon