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Murnaghan, Francis D. was born on August 4, 1893 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. Son of George and Angela (Mooney) Murnaghan. came to the United States, 1914, naturalized, 1928.
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One of the most striking effects of the publication of Einstein spapers on generalized relativity and of the discussions which arose in connection with the subsequent astronomical observations was to make students of physics renew their study of mathematics. At first they attempted to learn simply the technique, but soon there was a demand to understand more; real mathematical insight was sought. Unfortunately there were no books available, not even papers. Dr. Murnaghan slittle book is a most successful attempt to supply what is a definite need. Every physicist can read it with profit. He will learn the meaning of a vector for the first time. He will learn methods which are available for every field of mathematical physics. He will see which of the processes used byE instein and others are strictly mathematical and which are physical. Every chapter is illuminating, and the treatment of the subject is that of a student of mathematics and is not developed ad hoc. The extension of surface and line integrals is most interesting for physicists and the discussion of the space relations in a four-dimensional geometry is one most needed. This is specially true concerning the case of point-symmetry which forms the basis of Einstein sformulae for gravitation as applied to the solar system. I feel personally that I owe to this book a great debt. I have read it with care and shall read it again. It has given me a definiteness of understanding which I never had before, and a vision of a field of knowledge which before was remote. JOSEPH S. AMES. JOHXS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, June 1, 1921. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to
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mathematician university professor
Murnaghan, Francis D. was born on August 4, 1893 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. Son of George and Angela (Mooney) Murnaghan. came to the United States, 1914, naturalized, 1928.
Bachelor, National University Ireland, 1913. Master of Arts, National University Ireland, 1914. Doctor of Science honoris causa, National University Ireland, 1940.
Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1916.
His name is attached to developments in group theory and mathematics applied to continuum mechanics (Murnaghan and Birch–Murnaghan equations of state). He then moved to Johns Hopkins University where in 1916 he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy under supervision of Harry Bateman and later Frank Morley. He then lectured at Rice University, and returned to Johns Hopkins in the rank of Associate Professor at the young age of 25.
In 1928 he was promoted to Professor and became only the fourth head of the Department of Mathematics (after JJ Sylvester, Simon Newcomb and Frank Morley).
After his retirement in 1949, he worked at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica near São Paulo, Brasil, but returned to Baltimore in 1959. He continued working as a consultant for the Marine Engineering Laboratory.
His last publication appeared in 1972. He wrote 15 books, some in English and some in Portuguese, and over 90 papers.
He is the father of Francis Dominic Murnaghan, Junior., former United States. federal judge.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice-president and chairman Section A. 1943), Royal Irish Academy, American Physical Society, National Academy Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, London Mathematics Society, Edinburgh Mathematics Society, Academy Bras das Cienciais, Academy Nac. de Cien. de Lima, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha. M C.
Married Ada May Kimbell, June 23, 1919. Children: Francis D., Mary Patricia.