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Article by Bruce Pennington published in Math Horizons magazine


An article titled “Miscalculated” by Mathematics faculty member Bruce Pennington was published in the November issue of the Mathematical Association of America’s Math Horizons journal. The article tells the tale of Samuel I. Krieger, a talented amateur mathematician with enough promise to garner a letter of recommendation from Albert Einstein. Unfortunately, Krieger later made a habit of claiming mathematical discoveries that were intriguing but turned out to be either untrue or previously known. Bruce’s article provides information about Krieger’s various claims in a format easily accessible to undergraduates.

Peter Collinge
Mathematics
12/10/2008