William Rowan Hamilton

Sir William Rowan Hamilton (August 4, 1805 – September 2, 1865) was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Hamilton's discovery of quaternions is his best known investigation. Hamilton also contributed to the development of optics, dynamics, and algebra. Hamilton's research was later significant for the development of quantum mechanics. Dr. John Brinkley, bishop of Cloyne, is said to have remarked in 1823 of Hamilton at the age of eighteen: ?This young man, I do not say will be, but is, the first mathematician of his age.?

External links, references, and resources

• MacTutor's Sir William Rowan Hamilton. School of Mathematics, University of St Andrews.
• Wilkins, David R., Sir William Rowan Hamilton. School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin.
• Wolfram Research's William Rowan Hamilton
• Cheryl Haefner's Sir William Rowan Hamilton
• 1911 Britannica Hamilton
• The Hamilton Mathematics Institute, TCD
• The main Hamilton year 2005 web site
• The Hamilton Institute at NUI Maynooth

Publications

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• Hamilton, William Rowan (Royal Astronomer Of Ireland), "Introductory Lecture on Astronomy". Dublin University Review and Quarterly Magazine Vol. I, Trinity College, January 1833.
• Hamilton, William Rowan, "Lectures on Quaternions". Royal Irish Academy, 1853.
• David R. Wilkins's collection of Hamilton's Mathematical Papers