John Napier

John Napier (1550–April 4, 1617) was a Scottish mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He is most remembered as the inventor of natural logarithms, of Napier's bones (also known as Napier's rods) and for popularizing the decimal point. He was born in Merchiston Tower, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Honours

A unit used in telecommunication, the neper, is named after John Napier, as is Napier University in Edinburgh.

Related Topics:
Telecommunication - Neper - Napier University

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~