Dorothy Lewis Bernstein
Dorothy Lewis Bernstein | |
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Dorothy Lewis Bernstein | |
| Born | April 11, 1914 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 1988 (aged 73) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
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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. She was the first woman to be elected president of the Mathematics Association of America.