Richard Bruck worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Richard Bruck as mathematician (1914–1991).
Richard Bruck was born in 1914. His recorded nationality is United States. He studied at University of Toronto.
Around the turn of the twentieth century the foundations of mathematics were under open attack, and set theory and logic became urgent questions.
His academic posts were held at University of Wisconsin–Madison.
The recorded fields of work are combinatorics.
A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
That the work was done from United States matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Richard Bruck died in 1991, aged 77. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Fields: combinatorics
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