George Green: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

D.M. Cannell, George Green, Mathematician and Physicist, 1793–1841: The Background to His Life and Work (1993), contains all that is known about Green’s life; a mathematical appendix introduces his contributions to mathematical physics.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 27, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Houston - Engines of Our Ingenuity - George Green. Apr 29, 2020
Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of George Green.
  • Gaurav Shukla
Nov 23, 2006
Article revised. Sep 27, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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