George David Birkhoff

George David Birkhoff by George Duncan, 12 x 12 x 15/8
  • 12" x 12" x 1 5/8"

George David Birkhoff (1884-1944), a PhD student of E. H. Moore. Birkhoff contributed to algebraic graph theory, proved Poincare's "Last Geometric Theorem", and wrote extensively on quantum physics. Here an original art piece by George Duncan as number 8 in Line by Nine, part of Breaking Barriers and Creating Order: The Art of Mathematicians.

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